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Borges: A Life in Poetry (1998)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 6M

Director : Fernando Arrabal

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.

Actors

Leonardo Mattia Romeo
Leonardo Mattia Romeo
The Child
Alessandro Atti
Alessandro Atti
The Poet Borges
Roger Benetti
Roger Benetti
The Executioner
Lucrezia Bompignano
Lucrezia Bompignano
Weeping Woman #1
Anna Gloria Mariano
Anna Gloria Mariano
Weeping Woman #2
Eva Sambo
Eva Sambo
Weeping Woman #3
Christiane Appreieux
Christiane Appreieux
Weeping Woman #4
Lubov Lyssenko
Lubov Lyssenko
Painter #1
Valentin Tereshenko
Valentin Tereshenko
Painter #2
Andrey Lyssenko
Andrey Lyssenko
Painter #3
Carla Vazzoler
Carla Vazzoler
Chair Woman #1
Anna Turchetto
Anna Turchetto
Chair Woman #2
Barbara Seghezzi
Barbara Seghezzi
Dove Girl #1
Gabriella Napolitano
Gabriella Napolitano
Dove Girl #2
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
Self - Writer (archive footage)

Crews

Fernando Arrabal
Fernando Arrabal
Director
Negar Dana
Negar Dana
Production Director
Paolo Bellan
Paolo Bellan
Director of Photography
Paolo Bellan
Paolo Bellan
Camera Operator
Alberto Bianchi
Alberto Bianchi
Sound
Barbara Seghezzi
Barbara Seghezzi
Assistant Director
Max Ruggieri
Max Ruggieri
Assistant Camera
Iacopo Barison
Iacopo Barison
Assistant Camera
Carlos Trueba
Carlos Trueba
Production Design
Miranda Fertilio
Miranda Fertilio
Costume Designer
Gianna D'Alfonso
Gianna D'Alfonso
Makeup Artist
Tony Di Russo
Tony Di Russo
Hairstylist
Laura del Ponte
Laura del Ponte
Archival Footage Research
Gabriella Napolitano
Gabriella Napolitano
Still Photographer
Claudio Domenicali
Claudio Domenicali
Editor
Alessandro Atti
Alessandro Atti
Translator
Anna Gloria Mariano
Anna Gloria Mariano
Translator
Milena Cilento
Milena Cilento
Production Secretary
Annamaria Vivari
Annamaria Vivari
Casting
Luce Arrabal
Luce Arrabal
Technical Advisor

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