The Books and the Night (2000)

04/27/2000 (AR) • 1h 22m

Documentary

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.

Top Billed Cast

Walter Santa Ana

Jorge Luis Borges

Lorenzo Quinteros

Bible Seller

Héctor Alterio

Man from the Future

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Young Borges

Lucas de Diego

Younger Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

Himself (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

poet

tale

argentina

docudrama

jorge luis borges

essay writer

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