Released:
1995-04-06

Overview:
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...

Director:
Roberto Faenza

Runtime:
1h 44min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Marcello Mastroianni
  as
  Pereira
• 
  Stefano Dionisi
  as
  Monteiro Rossi
• 
  Nicoletta Braschi
  as
  Marta
• 
  Daniel Auteuil
  as
  Dr. Cardoso
• 
  Joaquim de Almeida
  as
  Manuel