Pereira Declares (1995)
1h 44m
Running Time
April 6, 1995Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Marcello Mastroianni
Pereira
Nicoletta Braschi
Marta
Joaquim de Almeida
Manuel
Daniel Auteuil
Dr. Cardoso
Stefano Dionisi
Monteiro Rossi
Marthe Keller
Mrs. Delgado
Roberto Faenza
Director
Teresa Madruga
Porter
Antonio Tabucchi
Writer
Sergio Vecchio
Writer
Nicolau Breyner
Father Antonio
Elda Ferri
Producer
Filipe Ferrer
Silva
Michèle Ray-Gavras
Producer
João Grosso
Police chief
Mário Viegas
Newspaper editor
Ennio Morricone
Composer
Massimo Popolizio
Dr. Cardoso (voice)
Ada Maria Serra Zanetti
Mrs. Delgado (voice)
Paila Pavese
Porter (voice)
Paolo Lombardi
Father Antonio (voice)
Stefano De Sando
Silva (voice)
Luca Biagini
Newspaper editor (voice)
Iris Cayatte
Girl (uncredited)
Simão Cayatte
Paperboy (uncredited)
Sofia Reis
Girl dancing at the Salazarist party (uncredited)
Giorgio Trestini
Thanks
Elisabetta Beraldo
Costume Design
Giantito Burchiellaro
Production Design
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Blasco Giurato
Director of Photography
Domenico Procacci
Thanks
Julie Gavras
Additional Dialogue
Filippo Macelloni
Thanks
Carol Levy
Thanks
Bruno Ridolfi
Line Producer
Antonella Di Marco
Assistant Production Design
José Mazeda
Co-Producer
João Cayatte
First Assistant Director
Bernard Comment
Thanks
Camilo Castelo Branco
Production Manager
Jorge Sacadura
Lead Painter
Helder Mendes
Chief Lighting Technician
Pedro Bento
Production Assistant
Paolo Pucci
Sound Effects Editor
António Costa
First Assistant 'B' Camera
Giovanna Cau
Thanks
Andrea Manganelli
Thanks
Daniele Quadroli
Sound Effects Editor
David Quadroli
Sound Effects Editor
Paolo Amici
Sound Effects Editor
Mirella Ginnoto
Hairstylist
Sílvia Meireles
Assistant Costume Designer
Franco Casellato
Continuity
Saverio Lancia
Sound Effects Editor
Júlio Alves
Second Assistant Director
João Natividade
Second Assistant Camera
Federico Savina
Dolby Consultant
Fausto Ancillai
Sound Mixer
Vasco Riobom
'B' Camera Operator
Rita Cardoso Pires
Script Supervisor
Iracema Machado
Assistant Hairstylist
Isabel Silva
Unit Production Manager
João Martins
Set Decoration
Fabio Lanciotti
First Assistant Camera
João Barreto
Generator Operator
Paolo Venditti
Unit Production Manager
Renato Francola
Makeup Artist
Paulo Alves
Gaffer
Ilda Campino
Makeup Artist
Stefan Richter
Sound Editor
Eric Vaucher
Sound Designer
Carlos Assis
'B' Camera Operator
Angela Anzimani
Seamstress
Cristina Mascarenhas
Accountant
Ana Figueira
Production Assistant
Fernando Cerqueira
Gaffer
Manuel Ramos
Key Grip
Carlo D'Alessandro
Assistant Editor
Joaquim Loyola Pereira
Gaffer
Giulio Cestari
Production Accountant
Giancarlo Barbieri
Color Grading
Gianna Bellavia
Delegated Producer
Enrico De Bernart
Thanks
Ottavio Ferrario
Still Photographer
Edward Nadalin
Assistant Editor
Maurizio Palmisano
Assistant Editor
Maria Grazia Pasini
Production Secretary
Mónica Lopes
Production Secretary
Rita Gaspar
Production Assistant
Sylvie Liebeaux
Boom Operator
Vitor Sá
Grip
Adgar Neto
Grip
Alessandra Intini
Assistant Costume Designer
Marian de Graef
Assistant Hairstylist
José Manuel Sales
Assistant Set Decoration
Maria Olinda Soromenho
Property Master
Ramiro Gonçalves
Construction Foreman
Stefano Alpini
Thanks
Carlos César
Pedro Efe
Manuela Cassola
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 6, 1995
Original NameSostiene Pereira
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Sostiene Pereira (Pereira prétend in French, Afirma Pereira in Portugal and Páginas da revolução in Brazil) is a 1995 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Faenza. It is based on Antonio Tabucchi's novel Sostiene Pereira.
Marcello Mastroianni won the David di Donatello as Best Actor.