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