According to Pereira
1995 Italian film
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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.[1][2] It is based on Antonio Tabucchi's novel Sostiene Pereira.
ItalianSostiene Pereira
Directed byRoberto Faenza
Written byRoberto Faenza
Sergio Vecchio
Sergio Vecchio
Produced byFranco Committeri
| According to Pereira | |
|---|---|
| Italian | Sostiene Pereira |
| Directed by | Roberto Faenza |
| Written by | Roberto Faenza Sergio Vecchio |
| Produced by | Franco Committeri |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni Joaquim de Almeida Daniel Auteuil Nicoletta Braschi Stefano Dionisi |
| Cinematography | Blasco Giurato |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 Min |
| Countries | Italy Portugal |
| Languages | Italian Portuguese |
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