Pereira Declares (1998)

Name: Pereira Declares
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020-06-29
Duration: 1 hr 44 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Stefano Dionisi, Nicoletta Braschi, Daniel Auteuil, Joaquim de Almeida

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NR 1 hr 44 minApr 3rd, 1998Drama

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...

StarringMarcello MastroianniStefano DionisiNicoletta Braschi

DirectorRoberto Faenza

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Theatrical Release:April 3rd, 1998

Original Language:Italian

Production Companies:Presidenzia del Consiglio del Ministri-Dipartimento dello Spettacolo, Jean Vigo International, K.G. Productions, Mikado Film, Fábrica de Imagens, Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual

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1930s journalist portugal moral dilemma anti-fascism totalitarianism salazarism (1933-74)