José & Pilar

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

7.3

27 votes

2010

1h 57m

Documentary

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.

Directed by Miguel Gonçalves Mendes