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Status
Released
Release
1998
Runtime
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.
15 Cast Members
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
Valentin Tereshenko
Painter #2
Andrey Lyssenko
Painter #3
Carla Vazzoler
Chair Woman #1
Anna Turchetto
Chair Woman #2
Barbara Seghezzi
Dove Girl #1
Gabriella Napolitano
Dove Girl #2
Jorge Luis Borges
Self - Writer (archive footage)
