
The Books and the Night
Documentary
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Walter Santa Ana
Walter Santa Ana
Jorge Luis Borges
Walter Santa Ana
Jorge Luis Borges


Lorenzo Quinteros
Lorenzo Quinteros
Bible Seller
Lorenzo Quinteros
Bible Seller


Héctor Alterio
Héctor Alterio
Man from the Future
Héctor Alterio
Man from the Future


Leonardo Sbaraglia
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Young Borges
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Young Borges
Lucas de Diego
Lucas de Diego
Younger Borges
Lucas de Diego
Younger Borges
Matías Fernández Madrid
Matías Fernández Madrid
Borges' Father
Matías Fernández Madrid
Borges' Father


Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
Himself (archive footage)
Jorge Luis Borges
Himself (archive footage)
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