José & Pilar (2010)

Original title: José e Pilar
Release date: Oct. 18, 2010
Status: Released
Genres: Documentary
Runtime: 1h 57min
Producers: O2 Filmes , El Deseo and JumpCut

Name: José & Pilar
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-10-18
Rating: 8.3
Cast: José Saramago, Pilar del Río, Gael García Bernal, Gabriel García Márquez

Directed by Miguel Gonçalves Mendes.
Starring José Saramago, Pilar del Río, Gael García Bernal and Gabriel García Márquez.

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

8.3

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.