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...
Theatrical
Apr 3, 1998
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Jean Vigo International, KG Productions, Mikado Film, RAI, Fábrica de Imagens, Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual, Presidenzia del Consiglio del Ministri-Dipartimento dello Spettacolo
Original Title
Sostiene Pereira
Original Language
Italian
Cast
Full credits →M
Marcello Mastroianni
Pereira
S
Stefano Dionisi
Monteiro Rossi
N
Nicoletta Braschi
Marta
D
Daniel Auteuil
Dr. Cardoso
J
Joaquim de Almeida
Manuel
M
Marthe Keller
Mrs. Delgado
T
Teresa Madruga
Porter
N
Nicolau Breyner
Father Antonio
F
Filipe Ferrer
Silva
J
João Grosso
Police chief
M
Mário Viegas
Newspaper editor
M
Manuela Cassola
P
Pedro Efe
C
Carlos César
M
Massimo Popolizio
Dr. Cardoso (voice)
P
Paila Pavese
Porter (voice)
P
Paolo Lombardi
Father Antonio (voice)
S
Stefano De Sando
Silva (voice)
L
Luca Biagini
Newspaper editor (voice)
I
Iris Cayatte
Girl (uncredited)
