Borges: A Life in Poetry (1998)
1998 · 1h 6m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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.
Director: Fernando Arrabal
Cinematography: Paolo Bellan
Editor: Claudio Domenicali
Cast
Leonardo Mattia Romeo as The ChildAlessandro Atti as The Poet BorgesRoger Benetti as The ExecutionerLucrezia Bompignano as Weeping Woman #1Anna Gloria Mariano as Weeping Woman #2Eva Sambo as Weeping Woman #3Christiane Appreieux as Weeping Woman #4Lubov Lyssenko as Painter #1Valentin Tereshenko as Painter #2Andrey Lyssenko as Painter #3Carla Vazzoler as Chair Woman #1Anna Turchetto as Chair Woman #2More like this
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