José & Pilar
2010 · 117 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 2,538 VOTES · DIR. Miguel Gonçalves Mendes
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,979 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:15 Pilar.
00:06:54 No...
00:11:56 It's amazing!
00:16:18 but does the Dalai Lama know that Saramago is a communist?
00:20:58 an instrument of dominion over others, a mighty instrument.
00:27:31 But how can I leave Wednesday, if it's already the day after tomorrow?
00:32:54 will be seated at this table giving autographs
00:37:43 What time did we say our meeting was this afternoon?
00:41:57 by the idea of straightening my relations with death.
00:46:56 José Saramago is the author of a vast and intense literary production
00:51:39 Mamma took with her a very important part of our past
00:58:00 I think we are rational beings and we have an obligation to be rational.
01:03:41 Because time presses.
01:09:19 He saw it being prepared, but with everything that has been going on
01:15:40 How long?
01:21:11 Life: Effective existence, the movement of matter in an organized manner
01:26:16 because my ashes are going to be placed under a stone in the garden
01:31:42 You don't know how happy that makes me too.
01:36:32 To be stupid, to be rude or mean, is a handicap for human relationship...
01:41:12 For Pilar until the very last moment.
01:45:45 No to war!
01:50:14 However, seven months later
01:54:55 Say hello to Saro, José.
02:00:02 For how much longer...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,979
Dialogue density16.9 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line02:00:02
Production Record
DirectorMiguel Gonçalves Mendes
LanguagePortuguese
IMDb votes2,538