José & Pilar backdrop

José & Pilar 2010 Directed by Miguel Gonçalves Mendes José e Pilar

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.

Country Brazil
Production Countries Brazil , Portugal , Spain
Language Portuguese
Spoken Languages Portuguese , Spanish
Gnere Documentary
Production Companies El Deseo , O2 Filmes , JumpCut
Release Date 18 October 2010
117 mins