Jose Saramago, Portugal's most famous novelist, and his wife, Pilar, return home after an exhausting promotion tour to finish his final masterpiece. But the public demands more of him, with the clock ticking, and he is dragged farther and farther away from the art he loves and devotes himself so much to. A funny, witty and touching portrait on the endurance of an artistic and humanistic spirit, on how it finds its communion and strength in the form of his wife Pilar and how they forge ahead together through the enormous pressures of being a very private man with a very public persona.

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.

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.

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.

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.