Pereira Declares backdrop

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Quick Info

Rating

6.6/10

Release1995

Runtime1h 44m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Presidenzia 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

Movie

Pereira Declares

1995

1h 44m

6.6

Drama

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...

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