According to Pereira (1995)
"Sostiene Pereira" (original title)

Portugal 1938. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of the Lisboa, an unaffiliated evening paper. There is civil war in Spain and the fascists are in power in Portugal, but he ... See full summary »

Director:

Roberto Faenza

Writers:

Roberto Faenza, Antonio Tabucchi (novel),

Stars:

Marcello Mastroianni, Joaquim de Almeida, Daniel Auteuil

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Portugal 1938. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of the Lisboa, an unaffiliated evening paper. There is civil war in Spain and the fascists are in power in Portugal, but he concerns himself only with his work (writing biographies of famous writers and translating French novels) and ignores what is going on around him. He hires Monteiro Rossi, an idealistic young man in love with a beautiful communist, as an assistant. He reluctantly helps them when they begin to get into trouble due to subversive activities. Eventually events force him to take a stand.

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Plot Keywords:

political oppression | journalism | 1930s | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy France Portugal

Language:

Italian Portuguese

Release Date:

1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

According to Pereira

Filming Locations:

Lisbon, Portugal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jean Vigo International, K.G. Productions, Mikado Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)

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Soundtracks

"A brisa do coração"
Performed by Dulce Pontes

User Reviews

Solid Work

A quite good film version of the novel, though at the beginning a little bit lengthy. Fortunately there are a few funny scenes from time to time. This movie is surely not for the main stream audience - but for fans of Italian (or Portuguese) cinema, a must-see also for Mastroianni-fans.