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Pereira Declares

1995 • 104 minutes
Drama

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...

Picture of Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Pereira

Picture of Stefano Dionisi

Stefano Dionisi

Monteiro Rossi

Picture of Nicoletta Braschi

Nicoletta Braschi

Marta

Picture of Daniel Auteuil

Daniel Auteuil

Dr. Cardoso

Picture of Joaquim de Almeida

Joaquim de Almeida

Manuel

Picture of Marthe Keller

Marthe Keller

Mrs. Delgado

Picture of Teresa Madruga

Teresa Madruga

Porter

Picture of Nicolau Breyner

Nicolau Breyner

Father Antonio

Picture of Filipe Ferrer

Filipe Ferrer

Silva

Picture of João Grosso

João Grosso

Police chief

Picture of Mário Viegas

Mário Viegas

Newspaper editor

Picture of Manuela Cassola

Manuela Cassola

Picture of Pedro Efe

Pedro Efe

Picture of Carlos César

Carlos César

Picture of Massimo Popolizio

Massimo Popolizio

Dr. Cardoso (voice)

Picture of Ada Maria Serra Zanetti

Ada Maria Serra Zanetti

Mrs. Delgado (voice)

Picture of Paila Pavese

Paila Pavese

Porter (voice)

Picture of Paolo Lombardi

Paolo Lombardi

Father Antonio (voice)

Picture of Stefano De Sando

Stefano De Sando

Silva (voice)

Picture of Luca Biagini

Luca Biagini

Newspaper editor (voice)

Picture of Iris Cayatte

Iris Cayatte

Girl (uncredited)

Picture of Simão Cayatte

Simão Cayatte

Paperboy (uncredited)

Picture of Sofia Reis

Sofia Reis

Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)