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According to Pereira

Original title: Sostiene Pereira
  • 1995
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.4K
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Marcello Mastroianni in According to Pereira (1995)
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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 concer... Read allPortugal 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 Frenc... Read allPortugal 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 ... Read all

  • Director
    • Roberto Faenza
  • Writers
    • Roberto Faenza
    • Antonio Tabucchi
    • Sergio Vecchio
  • Stars
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Joaquim de Almeida
    • Daniel Auteuil
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.4K
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    • Director
      • Roberto Faenza
    • Writers
      • Roberto Faenza
      • Antonio Tabucchi
      • Sergio Vecchio
    • Stars
      • Marcello Mastroianni
      • Joaquim de Almeida
      • Daniel Auteuil
    • 9User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations

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    Marcello Mastroianni
    Marcello Mastroianni
    • Pereira
    Joaquim de Almeida
    Joaquim de Almeida
    • Manuel
    Daniel Auteuil
    Daniel Auteuil
    • Dr. Cardoso
    Stefano Dionisi
    Stefano Dionisi
    • Monteiro Rossi
    Nicoletta Braschi
    Nicoletta Braschi
    • Marta
    Marthe Keller
    Marthe Keller
    • Mrs. Delgado
    Teresa Madruga
    Teresa Madruga
    • Portiera
    Nicolau Breyner
    • Father António
    Filipe Ferrer
    • Silva
    João Grosso
    • Police Chief
    Mário Viegas
    • Newspaper Editor
    Manuela Cassola
    Fátima Marques
    Rui Otero
    • Fonseca
    Pedro Efe
    • Lima
    Carlos César
    • Pedro
    Filippo Macelloni
    Isabel Almeida
      • Director
        • Roberto Faenza
      • Writers
        • Roberto Faenza
        • Antonio Tabucchi
        • Sergio Vecchio
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      • Trivia
        Sofia Reis's debut.
      • Connections
        Edited into Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)
      • Soundtracks
        A brisa do coração
        Performed by Dulce Pontes

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      Still convinces after a fourth viewing
      A thoughtful story, impeccably acted, free from cinematic cliche, holding the attention at every moment, raising a few smiles, and lingering long in the memory. What more could a discerning filmgoer want? Good music? It's got that too (Dulce Pontes).

      Mastroianni brings magisterially to life the outwardly grey and unremarkable literary journalist of the title - a widower approaching retirement age who lives on nostalgic memories of his wife, with whose photo he habitually converses, and tries to ignore the increasingly unpalatable turn things are taking around him owing to the rise of fascism (we're in late-30s Lisbon). His prudent, mild-mannered apoliticism comes under threat when he employs a naive and passionate Italian rebel as an obituary-writer, then discovers that his own generous human instincts oblige him reluctantly to intervene when the young Italian gets into trouble and has to go on the run from the authorities. Thus, he finds himself being drawn into political commitment in spite of his own instincts and lifelong habits - a transition he cannot explain even to himself except in terms of a picturesque philosophical theory ("community of souls") offered by his doctor (a sympathetic and amusing secondary character).

      The film's memorable moments are many, including a grotesque reconstruction of fascist propaganda being shown at a cinema, a couple of finely-observed encounters between Pereira and his craven, dull-witted boss, and an unforgettable scene in which Pereira is forced to witness at first hand the sneering, lumpen brutality of Portugal's new fascist rulers (an event that finally prods him into taking decisive, if ultimately little more than symbolic, action).

      This movie presents a struggle between opposing forces within the individual, with kindness and generosity ranged against prudent self-interest and force of habit, and it does so with delicacy and finesse.

      No knowledge of Portugal's history is required or assumed, though it /is/ assumed that viewers will understand references to the Spanish Civil War and will be able to place the phenomenon of European fascism in some sort of historical/conceptual context. Period "feel" and locations are expertly re-created. All in all, a very creditable piece of film-making that stands up well to repeated viewings.
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      • Release date
        • 1998 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • Italy
        • France
        • Portugal
      • Languages
        • Italian
        • Portuguese
      • Also known as
        • Pereira Declares
      • Filming locations
        • Lisbon, Portugal
      • Production companies
        • Jean Vigo International
        • K.G. Productions
        • Mikado Film
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 44 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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