Pereira Declares
1995 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 1,514 VOTES · DIR. Roberto Faenza
Overview
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...
Dialogue Timeline — 1,342 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:33 PEREIRA MAINTAINS
00:04:19 and I wondered if you...
00:10:49 I've been paid to sing because of my Italian background.
00:14:13 It's better to leave you with your new employee.
00:17:24 But how can you expect a newspaper to pay for...
00:20:50 Even so, you stick your nose into matters that don't concern you.
00:25:40 We're not liked very much, according to the papers.
00:30:50 Dr. Pereira, I'm here to dine in the delightful company
00:34:27 in a white sea of foam
00:37:43 That's impossible. He lives alone.
00:40:31 We're not making news
00:46:21 One part lemonade and one part sugar.
00:49:19 it's as if I need to repent, and I can't deduce why.
00:52:33 But as it's your first evening, I'll make an exception.
00:55:41 Meanwhile, tell me about your next translation.
00:59:33 Manuel. - At your service.
01:03:47 the valiant who throng around our president.
01:07:27 The Vatican is wrong! The Vatican...
01:11:28 It seems Mussolini has sent Franco
01:15:39 How was your stay at the spa?
01:19:12 - Does anyone know that you're here? - No one, not even Marta.
01:24:10 Hide.
01:28:23 Monteiro Rossi!
01:32:29 This is Pereira - Ah, Dr. Pereira!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,342
Dialogue density12.9 lines / min
First line00:00:33
Final line01:32:29
Production Record
DirectorRoberto Faenza
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes1,514