Film

Pereira Declares

Name: Pereira Declares
Director: Roberto Faenza
Released: 1995
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Joaquim de Almeida, Daniel Auteuil, Stefano Dionisi, Nicoletta Braschi

1995 · 104 min · ★ 6.6 · Dir. Roberto Faenza

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...