Borges: A Life in Poetry

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 66 min
  • Premiere: 1998. January 1.

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.

Discover

Alessandro Atti

The Poet Borges

Roger Benetti

The Executioner

Lucrezia Bompignano

Weeping Woman #1

Anna Gloria Mariano

Weeping Woman #2

Eva Sambo

Weeping Woman #3

Christiane Appreieux

Weeping Woman #4

Lubov Lyssenko

Painter #1

Andrey Lyssenko

Painter #3

Carla Vazzoler

Chair Woman #1

Anna Turchetto

Chair Woman #2

Barbara Seghezzi

Dove Girl #1

Gabriella Napolitano

Dove Girl #2

Jorge Luis Borges

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Art

Carlos Trueba

Production Design

Camera

Iacopo Barison

Assistant Camera

Paolo Bellan

Director of Photography

Gabriella Napolitano

Still Photographer

Paolo Bellan

Camera Operator

Max Ruggieri

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Miranda Fertilio

Costume Designer

Gianna D'Alfonso

Makeup Artist

Tony Di Russo

Hairstylist

Crew

Luce Arrabal

Technical Advisor

Alessandro Atti

Translator

Directing

Barbara Seghezzi

Assistant Director

Editing

Laura del Ponte

Archival Footage Research

Production

Milena Cilento

Production Secretary

Negar Dana

Production Director

Sound

Art

Carlos Trueba

Production Design

Camera

Iacopo Barison

Assistant Camera

Paolo Bellan

Director of Photography

Gabriella Napolitano

Still Photographer

Paolo Bellan

Camera Operator

Max Ruggieri

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Miranda Fertilio

Costume Designer

Gianna D'Alfonso

Makeup Artist

Tony Di Russo

Hairstylist

Crew

Luce Arrabal

Technical Advisor

Alessandro Atti

Translator

Directing

Barbara Seghezzi

Assistant Director

Editing

Laura del Ponte

Archival Footage Research

Production

Milena Cilento

Production Secretary

Negar Dana

Production Director

Sound