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José & Pilar (2010)

José & Pilar (2010)

Documentary

The universe won't remember us. It won't remember Homer wrote The Odyssey.

Release Date: 2010, October 18
Directors: Miguel Gonçalves Mendes
Countries: Brazil, Spain, Portugal
Production: O2 Filmes, JumpCut, El Deseo
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Pilar del Río, Paco Ibáñez

Overview:

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.