José & Pilar

Storyline

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.

• Released

  2010

• Runtime

  1h 57min

• Director

  Miguel Gonçalves Mendes

Genre

Documentary

• Status

  Released

• Language

  Portuguese

• Production

  O2 Filmes, JumpCut, El Deseo