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The Books and the Night

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The Books and the Night

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

5.5

1h 22m

2000

“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.

Director

Tristán Bauer

Documentary

poettaleargentinadocudramajorge luis borgesessay writer

Cast & Crew

Walter Santa Ana

Walter Santa Ana

as Jorge Luis Borges

Lorenzo Quinteros

Lorenzo Quinteros

as Bible Seller

Héctor Alterio

Héctor Alterio

as Man from the Future

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Leonardo Sbaraglia

as Young Borges

Lucas de Diego

as Younger Borges

Matías Fernández Madrid

as Borges' Father

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

as Himself (archive footage)

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