''Sostiene Pereira'' (''Pereira prétend'' in French, ''Afirma Pereira'' in Portugal and ''Páginas da revolução'' in Brazil) is a
1995
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Italian
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drama film
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directed by
Roberto Faenza
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Career
Faenza made his directing debut in 1968 ...
.
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/ref> It is based on Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi (; 24 September 1943 – 25 March 2012) was an Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy.
Deeply in love with Portugal, he was an expert, critic and translator of ...
's novel '' Sostiene Pereira''.
Marcello Mastroianni won the David di Donatello as Best Actor.
Plot
In Lisbon, during the António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar (, , ; 28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese dictator who served as President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1968. Having come to power under the ("National Dictatorship"), he reframed the r ...
's Estado Novo dictatorship, Pereira ( Marcello Mastroianni), a journalist who works in the culture section of a newspaper, discovers the real dark side of the regime when he meets and helps an anti-fascist young man, Monteiro Rossi ( Stefano Dionisi).
Cast
* Marcello Mastroianni - Pereira
* Joaquim de Almeida
Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida (born 15 March 1957) is a Portuguese actor.
Almeida began his acting career in theatre during the 1980s, he started his film career appearing on the 1982 action film '' The Soldier'', and later ach ...
- Manuel
* Daniel Auteuil
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- Dr. Cardoso
* Stefano Dionisi - Monteiro Rossi
* Nicoletta Braschi
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Born in Cesena, Braschi studied in Rome, Rome's Academy of Dramatic Arts ...
- Marta
* Marthe Keller
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- Mrs. Delgado
* Teresa Madruga
Teresa Madruga (born 18 March 1953) is a Portuguese actress. She has appeared in 71 films and television shows since 1977. She starred in the 1983 film ''In the White City'', which was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.
S ...
- Portiera
* Nicolau Breyner
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- Father António
* Filipe Ferrer - Silva
* João Grosso - Police Chief
* Mário Viegas
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- Newspaper Editor
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Film and television
* ''Manuela'' (1957 film), a British film directed by Guy Hami ...
* Fátima Marques
* Rui Otero
* Pedro Efe
References
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1995 films
1990s Italian-language films
1990s Portuguese-language films
1990s political drama films
Films directed by Roberto Faenza
Films scored by Ennio Morricone
1995 drama films
1995 multilingual films
Italian multilingual films
Portuguese multilingual films
1990s Italian films
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