José & Pilar (2010)
José e Pilar
The universe won't remember us. It won't remember Homer wrote The Odyssey.
117 min
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.
- Release date
- September 25, 2010
- Country of origin
- Spain, Portugal, Brazil
Where to watch
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Trailer
Cast
- José Saramago as Self
- Pilar del Río as Self
- Gael García Bernal as Self
- Gabriel García Márquez as Self
- Paco Ibáñez as Self
- João Afonso as Self
- Àngels Barceló as Self
- Juan Echanove as Self
- Oscar Filho as Ele - Repórter
- Tarja Halonen as Self
- Tomás Eloy Martínez as Self
Crew
- Miguel Gonçalves Mendes · Director
- Agustín Almodóvar · Producer
- Bel Berlinck · Producer
- Esther García · Producer
- Miguel Gonçalves Mendes · Producer
- Daniel Neves · Cinematographer
- Cláudia Rita Oliveira · Editor