Drama
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...
Directed by
Roberto Faenza
Marcello Mastroianni
Pereira
Daniel Auteuil
Dr. Cardoso
Joaquim de Almeida
Manuel
Nicolau Breyner
Father Antonio
Giorgio Trestini
Nicoletta Braschi
Marta
Marthe Keller
Mrs. Delgado
Stefano De Sando
Silva (voice)
Iris Cayatte
Girl (uncredited)
Massimo Popolizio
Dr. Cardoso (voice)
Stefano Dionisi
Monteiro Rossi
Paolo Lombardi
Father Antonio (voice)
Sofia Reis
Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)
João Barreto
Pedro Efe
Teresa Madruga
Porter
João Grosso
Police chief
Filipe Ferrer
Silva
Luca Biagini
Newspaper editor (voice)
Carol Levy
Simão Cayatte
Paperboy (uncredited)
Manuela Cassola
Carlos César
Mário Viegas
Newspaper editor
Ada Maria Serra Zanetti
Mrs. Delgado (voice)
Paila Pavese
Porter (voice)
Rita Cardoso Pires
António Costa
Giovanna Cau
Paulo Alves
Joaquim Loyola Pereira
Jorge Sacadura
Helder Mendes

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