Pereira Declares (1995)

Name: Pereira Declares
Genre: Drama
Released: 1995-04-06
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Stefano Dionisi, Nicoletta Braschi, Daniel Auteuil, Joaquim de Almeida

Pereira Declares (1995), directed by Roberto Faenza, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Stefano Dionisi.

04/06/1995 BR Drama 1h 44m

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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...

Blasco GiuratoCinematography
Roberto FaenzaDirector, Screenplay
Ruggero MastroianniEditing
Elda FerriProducer

About the film

According to Pereira (Italian: Sostiene Pereira, French: Pereira prétend, Afirma Pereira in Portugal and Páginas da revolução in Brazil) is a 1995 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Faenza. It is based on Antonio Tabucchi's novel Sostiene Pereira.

Marcello Mastroianni won the David di Donatello as Best Actor.

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Marcello Mastroianni won the David di Donatello as Best Actor.

Plot

In Lisbon, during the António de Oliveira Salazar's Estado Novo dictatorship, Pereira (Marcello Mastroianni), a journalist who works in the culture section of a newspaper, discovers the real dark side of the regime when he meets and helps an anti-fascist young man, Monteiro Rossi (Stefano Dionisi).

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni - Pereira

Joaquim de Almeida - Manuel

Daniel Auteuil - Dr. Cardoso

Stefano Dionisi - Monteiro Rossi

Nicoletta Braschi - Marta

Marthe Keller - Mrs. Delgado

Teresa Madruga - Portiera

Nicolau Breyner - Father António

Filipe Ferrer - Silva

João Grosso - Police Chief

Mário Viegas - Newspaper Editor

Manuela Cassola

Fátima Marques

Rui Otero

Pedro Efe

References

External links

According to Pereira at IMDb

According to Pereira at Rotten Tomatoes

Text from According to Pereira on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/According_to_Pereira

Trivia

It premiered on April 6, 1995, a Thursday.
It runs 1h44 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Sostiene Pereira".
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosJean Vigo International, KG Productions, Mikado Film, RAI, Fábrica de Imagens, Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual, Presidenzia del Consiglio del Ministri-Dipartimento dello Spettacolo
CountriesItaly, France, Portugal
LanguagesItalian
StatusReleased

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Based on

Pereira Maintains

Set in

Lisbon

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Crew

Blasco Giurato Cinematography
Roberto Faenza Director
Ruggero Mastroianni Editing
Elda Ferri Producer
Ennio Morricone Original music
Roberto Faenza Screenplay
Sergio Vecchio Screenplay

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What is Pereira Declares about?

Pereira Declares: 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 afte…

Who directed Pereira Declares?

Pereira Declares was directed by Roberto Faenza in 1995.

Who stars in Pereira Declares?

The cast of Pereira Declares includes Marcello Mastroianni, Stefano Dionisi, Nicoletta Braschi, Daniel Auteuil and Joaquim de Almeida.

How long is Pereira Declares?

Pereira Declares runs for 104 minutes, or 1h44.

What is Pereira Declares based on?

Pereira Declares is based on Pereira Maintains.