
Borges: A Life in Poetry
Documentary
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.
Top Cast
Leonardo Mattia Romeo
Leonardo Mattia Romeo
The Child
Leonardo Mattia Romeo
The Child
Alessandro Atti
Alessandro Atti
The Poet Borges
Alessandro Atti
The Poet Borges
Roger Benetti
Roger Benetti
The Executioner
Roger Benetti
The Executioner
Lucrezia Bompignano
Lucrezia Bompignano
Weeping Woman #1
Lucrezia Bompignano
Weeping Woman #1
Anna Gloria Mariano
Anna Gloria Mariano
Weeping Woman #2
Anna Gloria Mariano
Weeping Woman #2
Eva Sambo
Eva Sambo
Weeping Woman #3
Eva Sambo
Weeping Woman #3
Christiane Appreieux
Christiane Appreieux
Weeping Woman #4
Christiane Appreieux
Weeping Woman #4
Lubov Lyssenko
Lubov Lyssenko
Painter #1
Lubov Lyssenko
Painter #1
Valentin Tereshenko
Valentin Tereshenko
Painter #2
Valentin Tereshenko
Painter #2
Andrey Lyssenko
Andrey Lyssenko
Painter #3
Andrey Lyssenko
Painter #3
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