Pereira Declares
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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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Marcello Mastroianni
Pereira
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Stefano Dionisi
Monteiro Rossi
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Nicoletta Braschi
Marta
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Johnny Stecchino
Daniel Auteuil
Dr. Cardoso
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Joaquim de Almeida
Manuel
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Marthe Keller
Mrs. Delgado
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Teresa Madruga
Porter
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Tabu
Imagine
Nicolau Breyner
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Night Train to Lisbon
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Filipe Ferrer
Silva
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D'Artagnan's Daughter
João Grosso
Police chief
Known for
Foreign Land
Mário Viegas
Newspaper editor
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The Killers
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Manuela Cassola
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Filha do Mar
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Roberto Faenza Director · Sergio Vecchio Screenplay Antonio Tabucchi Author
United States release April 3, 1998 · Produced in Italy, France, Portugal · Production KG Productions, Mikado Film
Production
Jean Vigo International
Production
KG Productions
Production
Mikado Film
Production
RAI
Production
Fábrica de Imagens
Production
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
Production
Presidenzia del Consiglio del Ministri-Dipartimento dello Spettacolo
Production
Italy · France · Portugal
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Sostiene Pereira
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · April 6, 1995
Theatrical
United States · April 3, 1998
Limited theatrical · Anthology Film Archives, New York City
Argentina
May 8, 1997 · Theatrical
France
July 3, 1996 · Theatrical
Germany
November 19, 1998 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 7, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
August 23, 1996 · Theatrical
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