Movie, 1998
Borges: A Life in Poetry
66 min, Documentary, Italy
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.
Cast
15 creditedLM
Leonardo Mattia Romeo
The Child
AA
Alessandro Atti
The Poet Borges
RB
Roger Benetti
The Executioner
LB
Lucrezia Bompignano
Weeping Woman #1
AG
Anna Gloria Mariano
Weeping Woman #2
ES
Eva Sambo
Weeping Woman #3
CA
Christiane Appreieux
Weeping Woman #4
LL
Lubov Lyssenko
Painter #1
VT
Valentin Tereshenko
Painter #2
AL
Andrey Lyssenko
Painter #3
CV
Carla Vazzoler
Chair Woman #1
AT
Anna Turchetto
Chair Woman #2
Details
DirectorFernando Arrabal
GenreDocumentary
Runtime66 min
ReleasedThu, Jan 1, 1998
CountryItaly
IMDBtt17068914
