Pereira Declares (1995)
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...
- Franco Casellato
- Rita Cardoso Pires
- Júlio Alves
- João Cayatte
- Roberto Faenza
- Roberto Faenza
- Sergio Vecchio
- Antonio Tabucchi
- Antonio Tabucchi
Rating: 6.6/10 by 76 users
Alternative Title:
Afirma Pereira - PT
Páginas da Revolução - BR
Pereira prétend - FR
Pereira Declares - US
Erklärt Pereira - DE
Country:
France
Italy
Portugal
Language:
Italiano
Runtime: 01 hour 44 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: journalist, portugal, totalitarianism, moral dilemma, 1930s, salazar, anti-fascism
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