Description
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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Release Date1995
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Runtime1 hr 43 min
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Languageit
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Rating6.631 (80)
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Genres
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DirectorRoberto Faenza
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CastMarcello MastroianniStefano DionisiNicoletta BraschiDaniel AuteuilJoaquim de AlmeidaMarthe KellerTeresa MadrugaNicolau BreynerFilipe FerrerJoão GrossoMário ViegasManuela CassolaPedro EfeCarlos CésarMassimo PopolizioAda Maria Serra ZanettiPaila PavesePaolo LombardiStefano De SandoLuca BiaginiIris CayatteSimão CayatteSofia Reis
