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Borges: A Life in Poetry

Jan 1, 1998 · 1h 6m
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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.

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CAST

Leonardo Mattia Romeo
The Child
Alessandro Atti
The Poet Borges
Roger Benetti
The Executioner
Lucrezia Bompignano
Weeping Woman #1
Anna Gloria Mariano
Weeping Woman #2
Eva Sambo
Weeping Woman #3
Christiane Appreieux
Weeping Woman #4
Lubov Lyssenko
Painter #1
Directed by Fernando Arrabal

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Released
Original language
IT
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—
Revenue
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Production
Alphaville Studio, Spirali-Vel
Country
IT

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