The Books and the Night

The Books and the Night

2000/04/27 • Released • Spanish

Documentary
5.5
1h 22m

The memory. That coin which is not never the same.

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.

Director : Tristán Bauer

Casts
Walter Santa Ana

Walter Santa Ana

Jorge Luis Borges

Lorenzo Quinteros

Lorenzo Quinteros

Bible Seller

Héctor Alterio

Héctor Alterio

Man from the Future

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Young Borges

Lucas de Diego

Younger Borges

Matías Fernández Madrid

Borges' Father

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

Himself (archive footage)

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