Borges: A Life in Poetry
Documentary
19981h 6m
Director: Fernando Arrabal
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.
Runtime
1h 6m
Language
Italian
Released
Jan 1, 1998
Runtime
1h 6m
Language
Italian
Released
Jan 1, 1998
Cast
Leonardo Mattia Romeo
Leonardo Mattia Romeo
The Child
Alessandro Atti
Alessandro Atti
The Poet Borges
Roger Benetti
Roger Benetti
The Executioner
Lucrezia Bompignano
Lucrezia Bompignano
Weeping Woman #1
Anna Gloria Mariano
Anna Gloria Mariano
Weeping Woman #2
Eva Sambo
Eva Sambo
Weeping Woman #3
Christiane Appreieux
Christiane Appreieux
Weeping Woman #4
Lubov Lyssenko
Lubov Lyssenko
Painter #1
Valentin Tereshenko
Valentin Tereshenko
Painter #2
Andrey Lyssenko
Andrey Lyssenko
Painter #3
Carla Vazzoler
Carla Vazzoler
Chair Woman #1
Anna Turchetto
Anna Turchetto
Chair Woman #2
Barbara Seghezzi
Barbara Seghezzi
Dove Girl #1
Gabriella Napolitano
Gabriella Napolitano
Dove Girl #2
Jorge Luis Borges
Self - Writer (archive footage)
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