Movie Description
Sostiene Pereira
(1995)Overview
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...
Featured Crew
- Director : Roberto Faenza
- Producer : Elda Ferri
- Editor : Ruggero Mastroianni
- Cast : Marcello Mastroianni,Stefano Dionisi,Nicoletta Braschi,Daniel Auteuil,Joaquim de Almeida,Marthe Keller,Teresa Madruga,Nicolau Breyner,Filipe Ferrer,João Grosso,Mário Viegas,Manuela Cassola,Pedro Efe,Carlos César,Massimo Popolizio,Ada Maria Serra Zanetti,Paila Pavese,Paolo Lombardi,Stefano De Sando,Luca Biagini,Iris Cayatte,Simão Cayatte,Sofia Reis
Cast
Pereira
Monteiro Rossi
Marta
Dr. Cardoso
Manuel
Mrs. Delgado
Porter
Father Antonio
Silva
Police chief
Newspaper editor
Dr. Cardoso (voice)
Mrs. Delgado (voice)
Porter (voice)
Father Antonio (voice)
Silva (voice)
Newspaper editor (voice)
Girl (uncredited)
Paperboy (uncredited)
Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleSostiene Pereira
Status Released
Release Information
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1995-04-06
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 44m
Production CompaniesPresidenzia del Consiglio del Ministri-Dipartimento dello Spettacolo,Jean Vigo International,K.G. Productions,Mikado Film,Fábrica de Imagens,Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
Genres
- Drama