Borges: A Life in Poetry

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1998 · 66 min · Documentary

Overview

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.

Directed by Fernando Arrabal

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