José e Pilar
director:
Miguel Gonçalves Mendes
actor:
José Saramago
/
Pilar del Río
/
Gael García Bernal
/
Gabriel García Márquez
/
Paco Ibáñez
genre:
Documentary
region:
Spain
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Portuguese
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Brazil
language:
Spanish
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Portuguese
release date:
2010-10-18
(Release)
IMDb: tt1789810
website:
www.joseepilar.com
José e Pilar
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.