José Saramago

José Saramago

Born: November 16, 1922
Died: June 18, 2010
in Azinhaga, Santarém, Portugal
José de Sousa Saramago was a Portugese author and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works, some of which can be seen as allegories, commonly present subversive perspectives on historic events, emphasizing the theopoetic human factor.

Movies for José Saramago...

El Quijote desde la platea
Title: El Quijote desde la platea
Character: Self - Writer (archive footage)
Released: April 22, 2019
Type: Movie
How Don Quixote de la Mancha, the immortal character created by Miguel de Cervantes in 1605, has been depicted in cinema, television, cartoons, theater, opera, ballet and other artistic disciplines. An adventure that began more than four hundred years ago in the pages of a book and is far from coming to an end.
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José Saramago: Memorial do Convento
Title: José Saramago: Memorial do Convento
Character: Himself
Released: January 23, 2011
Type: Movie
Documentary about the life and work of the writer José Saramago, with particular emphasis on the historical context and the importance of his novel "Memorial do Convento", based on archival images and testimonies by several personalities.
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José & Pilar
Title: José & Pilar
Character: Self
Released: October 18, 2010
Type: Movie
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.
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José Saramago: Raised from the Ground
Title: José Saramago: Raised from the Ground
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
José Saramago, the Portuguese writer awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, is one of the greatest references in Portuguese literature. In this documentary, with the title of one of his most emblematic works, we are taken to cover part of his life.
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Azinhaga
Title: Azinhaga
Released: November 23, 2007
Type: Movie
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A Meeting with Milton Santos
Title: A Meeting with Milton Santos
Released: August 17, 2007
Type: Movie
The film deals with the process of globalization based on the thought of geographer Milton Santos, who through his ideas and practices, inspires the debate about Brazilian society and the construction of a new world. Santos discusses his views on the importance of respecting difference and his belief that an alternative globalisation model could wholly enfranchise all citizens of the world. An illustrious presence in 20th century social sciences, the man dubbed as ‘geography’s philosopher’ eloquently elucidates a developing world perspective on the global age.
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Santa María de Iquique, cien años después
Title: Santa María de Iquique, cien años después
Character: Himself
Released: July 24, 2007
Type: Movie
A young writer moves to a new town on 21 December 2007. Among the moving boxes is a disc containing his father's legacy. One of these disks is the Cantata Santa Maria de Iquique Luis Advis Quilapayun interpreted by the group. The Cantata heard as a group of different personalities from the world of culture are telling us, tell us, "what history will not remember" their experiences, their impressions.
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The Biggest Flower in the World
Title: The Biggest Flower in the World
Character: Narrator
Released: May 6, 2007
Type: Movie
Reflections on childhood, individualism and existentialism in the form of visual poetry.
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Words of Truth
Title: Words of Truth
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 2004
Type: Movie
The documentary looks in the life and work of Mario Benedetti, especially in his poetic work, the keys to an illustrious Montevideo. A man who has had to live several exiles and has received all the awards that this world can give. But above all, the affection of an unconditional, massive and faithful audience that follows him everywhere and pampers him every day with their applause and reading. A sad childhood, a youth full of work and reading, and a maturity full of commitments marked Benedetti. His work testifies the history, that which only artists can tell.
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Língua - Vidas em Português
Title: Língua - Vidas em Português
Character: Self
Released: October 7, 2003
Type: Movie
Documentary about the Portuguese language, and people who speak it around the world.
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Janela da Alma
Title: Janela da Alma
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2001
Type: Movie
Nineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment – from mild nearsightedness to total blindness – discuss how they see themselves, how they see others and how they perceive the world. Unusual images, of burning trees or empty deserts, link the interviews, which vary from deep to funny to poetic.
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Saramago: Documentos
Title: Saramago: Documentos
Character: Himself
Released: February 7, 1996
Type: Movie
About the Portuguese author José Saramago, based on a long interview with the writer at his home on the island of Lanzarote, in which he analyzes his work and shares his reflection on some aspects of his personal life.
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Luiz Pacheco - Mais um Dia de Noite
Title: Luiz Pacheco - Mais um Dia de Noite
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie