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José & Pilar

10/18/2010

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1hr 57min

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Documentary

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

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • José Saramago
  • Pilar del Río
  • Gael García Bernal
  • Gabriel García Márquez
  • Paco Ibáñez

    Directors

  • Miguel Gonçalves Mendes
  • Fernando Meirelles

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • O2 Filmes
  • JumpCut
  • El Deseo

    Production Countries

  • Brazil
  • Portugal
  • Spain

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish
  • Portuguese

Cast

Pilar del Río

Self

Gael García Bernal

Self

Paco Ibáñez

Self

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