Director: Roberto Faenza
Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Joaquim de Almeida, Marcello Mastroianni, Marthe Keller, Nicolau Breyner, Nicoletta Braschi, Stefano Dionisi, Teresa Madruga
Synopsis:
Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Joaquim de Almeida, Marcello Mastroianni, Marthe Keller, Nicolau Breyner, Nicoletta Braschi, Stefano Dionisi, Teresa Madruga
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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