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📊 Film Specifications

Director Roberto Faenza

Writer Sergio Vecchio (Screenplay), Roberto Faenza (Screenplay), Antonio Tabucchi (Novel)

Original Title Sostiene Pereira

Release Date April 6, 1995

Runtime 104 min (1h 44m)

Country Italy, France, Portugal

Language IT

Budget N/A

Box Office N/A

Studios Jean Vigo International • KG Productions • Mikado Film

Pereira Declares (1995)

Name: Pereira Declares
Genre: Drama
Released: 1995-04-06
Rating: 3.4

Directed by Roberto Faenza

• Written by Sergio Vecchio , Roberto Faenza , Antonio Tabucchi

⭐ 3.4 / 5 (84 votes) ⏱️ 104 min 🎬 Drama

Ratings Breakdown:

84 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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...