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
Teresa Madruga
Porter
Luca Biagini
Newspaper editor (voice)
Pedro Efe
Massimo Popolizio
Dr. Cardoso (voice)
Manuela Cassola
Paolo Lombardi
Father Antonio (voice)
Iris Cayatte
Girl (uncredited)
Simão Cayatte
Paperboy (uncredited)
Filipe Ferrer
Silva
Carlos César
Giorgio Trestini
João Grosso
Police chief
Nicolau Breyner
Father Antonio
Carol Levy
Mário Viegas
Newspaper editor
Stefano De Sando
Silva (voice)
João Barreto
Sofia Reis
Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)
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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