The read
It runs a compact 1h 6m.
Synopsis
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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Key crew
- Fernando ArrabalDirector
Cast
- Leonardo Mattia RomeoThe Child
- Alessandro AttiThe Poet Borges
- Roger BenettiThe Executioner
- Lucrezia BompignanoWeeping Woman #1
- Anna Gloria MarianoWeeping Woman #2
- Eva SamboWeeping Woman #3
- Christiane AppreieuxWeeping Woman #4
- Lubov LyssenkoPainter #1
- Valentin TereshenkoPainter #2
- Andrey LyssenkoPainter #3
- Carla VazzolerChair Woman #1
- Anna TurchettoChair Woman #2
Themes
poetryliteraturedocudramaessay filmportrait of an artistlatin american literature