The Books and the Night (2000)
The memory. That coin which is not never the same.
2000 · 1h 22m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
A dramatized approach to the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) through the recreation of some of his works and the staging of various aspects of his thought and his life.
Director: Tristán Bauer
Writers: Carolina Scaglione, Tristán Bauer
Music by: Federico Bonasso
Cinematography: Tomás Vignau, Javier Julia
Editor: Alejandro Brodersohn
Cast
Walter Santa Ana as Jorge Luis BorgesLorenzo Quinteros as Bible SellerHéctor Alterio as Man from the FutureLeonardo Sbaraglia as Young BorgesLucas de Diego as Younger BorgesMatías Fernández Madrid as Borges' FatherJorge Luis Borges as Himself (archive footage)More like this
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