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

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