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

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