Direction: Miguel Gonçalves Mendes

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Miguel Gonçalves Mendes. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


José & Pilar

2010 · Documentary · 125 min. · Portugal

Direction Miguel Gonçalves Mendes

Cast José Saramago · Pilar del Río · Gabriel García Márquez · Gael García Bernal

Plot "José and Pilar," a documentary by Miguel Gonçalves Mendes, is a deeply moving story about love, loss and literature. It follows the days of José Saramago, the Nobel-laureate Portuguese novelist,...

7.5

699 votes

7.5

699 votes

O Labirinto da Saudade

2018 · Documentary · 65 min. · Portugal

Direction Miguel Gonçalves Mendes

Cast Adriana Calcanhotto · Pilar del Río · Gregório Duvivier · Diogo Dória

Plot Documentary adaptation of the book "Labirinto da Saudade", a deconstruction of the Portuguese ethos from a philosophical and historical point of view, written by Eduardo Lourenço.

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The Meaning of Life

2016 · Documentary · min. · Portugal

Direction Miguel Gonçalves Mendes

Plot Documentary feature film to be developed over three years, is the next job of director Miguel Gonçalves Mendes ("Joseph and Pilar"), who returns to work with the reality assumptions of...

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