Borges: A Life in Poetry (1998)

Borges: A Life in Poetry (1998)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1998-01-01 Italy 66 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Alessandro Atti is The Poet Borges
The Poet Borges
Roger Benetti is The Executioner
The Executioner
Lucrezia Bompignano is Weeping Woman #1
Weeping Woman #1
Anna Gloria Mariano is Weeping Woman #2
Weeping Woman #2
Eva Sambo is Weeping Woman #3
Weeping Woman #3
Christiane Appreieux is Weeping Woman #4
Weeping Woman #4
Lubov Lyssenko is Painter #1
Painter #1
Valentin Tereshenko is Painter #2
Painter #2
Andrey Lyssenko is Painter #3
Painter #3
Carla Vazzoler is Chair Woman #1
Chair Woman #1
Anna Turchetto is Chair Woman #2
Chair Woman #2
Barbara Seghezzi is Dove Girl #1
Dove Girl #1
Gabriella Napolitano is Dove Girl #2
Dove Girl #2
Jorge Luis Borges is Self - Writer (archive footage)
Self - Writer (archive footage)