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BiographyDocumentary

José and Pilar

BiographyDocumentary

José and Pilar

2010 · 117 min · Brazil · Portuguese

José and Pilar (2010) is a solid-tier movie on goodrecmovies, rated 8.2/10 on IMDb from 2,585 votes. Updated

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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.