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