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

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