Film
Borges: A Life in Poetry
1998 · 1h 6m · Documentary
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Overview
A peculiar portrait of the Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) drawn by the extravagant and original look of the Spanish writer Fernando Arrabal, who establishes a bold parallelism between Borges' work and opinions and his own creations, both literary and cinematographic.
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Cast
Leonardo Mattia Romeo
The Child
Alessandro Atti
The Poet Borges
Roger Benetti
The Executioner
Lucrezia Bompignano
Weeping Woman #1
Anna Gloria Mariano
Weeping Woman #2
Eva Sambo
Weeping Woman #3
Christiane Appreieux
Weeping Woman #4
Lubov Lyssenko
Painter #1
Valentin Tereshenko
Painter #2
Andrey Lyssenko
Painter #3
Carla Vazzoler
Chair Woman #1
Anna Turchetto
Chair Woman #2
Barbara Seghezzi
Dove Girl #1
Gabriella Napolitano
Dove Girl #2
Jorge Luis Borges
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Crew
- Fernando ArrabalDirector
- Paolo BellanDirector of Photography
- Claudio DomenicaliEditor
- Annamaria VivariCasting
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1998
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Genres
- Documentary
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