Documentary · Argentina · 2000 · 1h 22m

The Books and the Night

Los libros y la noche

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Director
Tristán Bauer
Cast
Walter Santa Ana as Jorge Luis Borges Lorenzo Quinteros as Bible Seller Héctor Alterio as Man from the Future Leonardo Sbaraglia as Young Borges Lucas de Diego as Younger Borges Matías Fernández Madrid as Borges' Father
Crew
Javier Julia — Director of Photography Tomás Vignau — Director of Photography Alejandro Brodersohn — Editor Federico Bonasso — Original Music Composer Tristán Bauer — Writer Carolina Scaglione — Writer
Tagline

The memory. That coin which is not never the same.

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
poettaleargentinadocudramajorge luis borgesessay writer
Key Collaborators
Tristán Bauer Director Javier Julia Director of Photography Tomás Vignau Director of Photography Alejandro Brodersohn Editor Federico Bonasso Original Music Composer Tristán Bauer Writer Carolina Scaglione Writer Belén Giménez Producer Diego Dubcovsky Producer
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