Pereira Declares (1995)

Pereira Declares (1995)

1995-04-06 France, Italy, Portugal 104 Min. PG-13
6.6 76 votes

Overview

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

Stefano Dionisi is Monteiro Rossi
Monteiro Rossi
Daniel Auteuil is Dr. Cardoso
Dr. Cardoso
Marthe Keller is Mrs. Delgado
Mrs. Delgado
Nicolau Breyner is Father Antonio
Father Antonio
João Grosso is Police chief
Police chief
Mário Viegas is Newspaper editor
Newspaper editor