Pereira Declares (1995)
Original title: Sostiene Pereira
Pereira Declares is a 1995 Italian-language drama movie directed by Roberto Faenza, with a running time of 1h 44m. It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Stefano Dionisi and Nicoletta Braschi.
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...
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What is Pereira Declares about?
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...
When was Pereira Declares released?
Pereira Declares was released on 6 April 1995.
How long is Pereira Declares?
Pereira Declares runs 1h 44m.
Who made Pereira Declares?
Pereira Declares was directed by Roberto Faenza.
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni as Pereira
- Stefano Dionisi as Monteiro Rossi
- Nicoletta Braschi as Marta
- Daniel Auteuil as Dr. Cardoso
- Joaquim de Almeida as Manuel
- Marthe Keller as Mrs. Delgado
- Teresa Madruga as Porter
- Nicolau Breyner as Father Antonio
- Filipe Ferrer as Silva
- João Grosso as Police chief
- Mário Viegas as Newspaper editor
- Manuela Cassola