José & Pilar
8.2
“The universe won't remember us. It won't remember Homer wrote The Odyssey.”
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.
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Cast
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José Saramago
Self
Also in
A Meeting with Milton Santos
Luiz Pacheco - Mais um Dia de Noite
Pilar del Río
Self
Also in
Too Much for Galvez
Lisboa - Palavras para uma Cidade
Gael García Bernal
Self
Known for
Coco
Old
Gabriel García Márquez
Self
Also in
Chile: A General Record
There Are No Thieves in This Village
Paco Ibáñez
Self
Miguel Gonçalves Mendes Director · Daniel Neves Cinematographer Cláudia Rita Oliveira Editor
United States release April 1, 2012 · Produced in Brazil, Portugal, Spain · Languages Portuguese, Spanish
Production
O2 Filmes
Production
JumpCut
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El Deseo
Production
Brazil · Portugal · Spain
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Original title
José e Pilar
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
Portugal · October 18, 2010
Theatrical
United States · April 1, 2012
Theatrical
Brazil
November 5, 2010 · Theatrical
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