Pereira Declares
06/04/1995
2h



Lisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the rise in Europe, like in nearby civil war Spain or even inside Portugal itself in the form of Salazar's regime, Pereira only concerns himself with writing bios and translating French novels. Things change after he hires a young writer as his assistant, getting to know also his girlfriend – both opponents to the regime – and reluctantly helps them when they begin to get in trouble for subversive activities. Eventually, he's forced to take a stand...
Cast


Marcello Mastroianni
Pereira


Stefano Dionisi
Monteiro Rossi


Nicoletta Braschi
Marta


Daniel Auteuil
Dr. Cardoso


Joaquim de Almeida
Manuel


Marthe Keller
Mrs. Delgado


Teresa Madruga
Porter


Nicolau Breyner
Father Antonio


Filipe Ferrer
Silva


João Grosso
Police chief


Mário Viegas
Newspaper editor


Manuela Cassola


Pedro Efe


Carlos César


Massimo Popolizio
Dr. Cardoso (voice)
Ada Maria Serra Zanetti
Mrs. Delgado (voice)
Paila Pavese
Porter (voice)
Paolo Lombardi
Father Antonio (voice)


Stefano De Sando
Silva (voice)


Luca Biagini
Newspaper editor (voice)


Iris Cayatte
Girl (uncredited)


Simão Cayatte
Paperboy (uncredited)


Sofia Reis
Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)
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