The Books and the Night

Name: The Books and the Night
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2000
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 6.4

2000 · 82 min

Documentary

★ 6.4

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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.

Crew

Director Tristán Bauer
Writer Tristán Bauer
Writer Carolina Scaglione
Director of Photography Javier Julia
Director of Photography Tomás Vignau

Cast

Walter Santa Ana
Jorge Luis Borges
Lorenzo Quinteros
Bible Seller
Héctor Alterio
Man from the Future
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Young Borges
L
Lucas de Diego
Younger Borges
M
Matías Fernández Madrid
Borges' Father
Jorge Luis Borges
Himself (archive footage)

Crew

Director — Tristán Bauer
Writer — Tristán Bauer
Writer — Carolina Scaglione
Director of Photography — Javier Julia
Director of Photography — Tomás Vignau

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