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

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