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The Books and the Night

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5.5/10 • 4

2000-04-27 • 1h 22m

Documentary

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

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.

Directors
Tristán Bauer
Writters
Tristán Bauer, Carolina Scaglione
Editors
Tristán Bauer, Carolina Scaglione, Alejandro Brodersohn

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  1. Walter Santa Ana

    Walter Santa Ana

    Jorge Luis Borges

  2. Lorenzo Quinteros

    Lorenzo Quinteros

    Bible Seller

  3. Héctor Alterio

    Héctor Alterio

    Man from the Future

  4. Leonardo Sbaraglia

    Leonardo Sbaraglia

    Young Borges

  5. Lucas de Diego

    Lucas de Diego

    Younger Borges

  6. Matías Fernández Madrid

    Matías Fernández Madrid

    Borges' Father

  7. Jorge Luis Borges

    Jorge Luis Borges

    Himself (archive footage)

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    Spanish
    Budget
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    Keywords
    poettaleargentinadocudramajorge luis borgesessay writer