According to Pereira
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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HD
Drama
1995
104 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : According to Pereira
- Duration : 104 min
- Languages : Italian, Portuguese
- Writers : Roberto Faenza, Antonio Tabucchi (novel), Sergio Vecchio
- Directors : Roberto Faenza min
- Imdb : 7.2 (904 votes)
- Tomatoes : 4.1 (357 votes)
- Actors : Marcello Mastroianni, Joaquim de Almeida, Daniel Auteuil, Stefano Dionisi
Movie 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.