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'Sostiene Pereira' ('Pereira prtend' in French, 'Afirma Pereira' in Portugal and 'Pginas da revoluo' in Brazil) is a 1995 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Faenza.[http://www.imdb.org/title/tt0115479/releaseinfo Release information 'Internet Movie Database'] It is based on Antonio Tabucchi's novel 'Sostiene Pereira'.

Marcello Mastroianni won the David di Donatello as Best Actor.

Plot



In Lisbon, during the Antnio de Oliveira Salazar'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 - Manuel

* Daniel Auteuil - Dr. Cardoso

* Stefano Dionisi - Monteiro Rossi

* Nicoletta Braschi - Marta

* Marthe Keller - Mrs. Delgado

* Teresa Madruga - Portiera

* Nicolau Breyner - Father Antnio

* Filipe Ferrer - Silva

* Joo Grosso - Police Chief

* Mrio Viegas - Newspaper Editor

* Manuela Cassola

* Ftima Marques

* Rui Otero

* Pedro Efe

References




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