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Pereira Declares

6.6

1995•1h 44m

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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Photo of Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Pereira

Photo of Stefano Dionisi

Stefano Dionisi

Monteiro Rossi

Photo of Nicoletta Braschi

Nicoletta Braschi

Marta

Photo of Daniel Auteuil

Daniel Auteuil

Dr. Cardoso

Photo of Joaquim de Almeida

Joaquim de Almeida

Manuel

Photo of Marthe Keller

Marthe Keller

Mrs. Delgado

Photo of Teresa Madruga

Teresa Madruga

Porter

Photo of Nicolau Breyner

Nicolau Breyner

Father Antonio

Photo of Filipe Ferrer

Filipe Ferrer

Silva

Photo of João Grosso

João Grosso

Police chief

Photo of Mário Viegas

Mário Viegas

Newspaper editor

Photo of Manuela Cassola

Manuela Cassola

Photo of Pedro Efe

Pedro Efe

Photo of Carlos César

Carlos César

Photo of Massimo Popolizio

Massimo Popolizio

Dr. Cardoso (voice)

Photo of Stefano De Sando

Stefano De Sando

Silva (voice)

Photo of Luca Biagini

Luca Biagini

Newspaper editor (voice)

Photo of Iris Cayatte

Iris Cayatte

Girl (uncredited)

Photo of Simão Cayatte

Simão Cayatte

Paperboy (uncredited)

Photo of Sofia Reis

Sofia Reis

Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)

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