Borges: A Life in Poetry
January 1, 1998
1h 6m
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.
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In United States
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Cast
Leonardo Mattia Romeo
The ChildAlessandro Atti
The Poet BorgesRoger Benetti
The ExecutionerLucrezia Bompignano
Weeping Woman #1Anna Gloria Mariano
Weeping Woman #2Eva Sambo
Weeping Woman #3Christiane Appreieux
Weeping Woman #4Lubov Lyssenko
Painter #1Valentin Tereshenko
Painter #2Andrey Lyssenko
Painter #3Carla Vazzoler
Chair Woman #1Anna Turchetto
Chair Woman #2Barbara Seghezzi
Dove Girl #1Gabriella Napolitano
Dove Girl #2
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