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Borges: A Life in Poetry
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Borges: A Life in Poetry

Jan 1, 1998
1h 6m
★ 0.0

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Alphaville Studio
Spirali-Vel

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Cast

Leonardo Mattia Romeo

The Child

Leonardo Mattia Romeo

Alessandro Atti

The Poet Borges

Alessandro Atti

Roger Benetti

The Executioner

Roger Benetti

Lucrezia Bompignano

Weeping Woman #1

Lucrezia Bompignano

Anna Gloria Mariano

Weeping Woman #2

Anna Gloria Mariano

Eva Sambo

Weeping Woman #3

Eva Sambo

Christiane Appreieux

Weeping Woman #4

Christiane Appreieux

Lubov Lyssenko

Painter #1

Lubov Lyssenko

Valentin Tereshenko

Painter #2

Valentin Tereshenko

Andrey Lyssenko

Painter #3

Andrey Lyssenko

Carla Vazzoler

Chair Woman #1

Carla Vazzoler

Anna Turchetto

Chair Woman #2

Anna Turchetto

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