José & Pilar

7.3 / 10

(27 votes)

A deeply moving story about love, loss and literature, this documentary follows the days of José Saramago, the Nobel-laureate Portuguese novelist, and his wife, Pilar del Río. The film shows their whirlwind life of international travel, his passion for completing his masterpiece "The Elephant's Journey", and how their love quietly sustains them throughout.

Country:

Brazil,

Portugal,

Spain

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

117 minutes

Year:

2010

Director:

Miguel Gonçalves Mendes

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Company:

O2 Filmes,

JumpCut,

El Deseo

Cast:
José Saramago

Self

Pilar del Río

Self

Gael García Bernal

Self

Gabriel García Márquez

Self

Paco Ibáñez

Self

Crew:
Miguel Gonçalves Mendes

Director

Daniel Neves

Director of Photography

Cláudia Rita Oliveira

Editor

Bel Berlinck

Producer

Agustín Almodóvar

Producer