The Books and the Night

The Books and the Night

2000
1h 22m
5.5

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

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Companies
Canal+ España INCAA Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM)
Production Countries
Argentina Spain
Spoken Languages
Spanish

Quick Facts

Original Title Los libros y la noche
Release Date April 27, 2000
Status Released
Language ES
IMDb ID tt0225208

Cast

Walter Santa Ana
Walter Santa Ana

Jorge Luis Borges

Lorenzo Quinteros
Lorenzo Quinteros

Bible Seller

Héctor Alterio
Héctor Alterio

Man from the Future

Leonardo Sbaraglia
Leonardo Sbaraglia

Young Borges

Lucas de Diego
Lucas de Diego

Younger Borges

Matías Fernández Madrid
Matías Fernández Madrid

Borges' Father

Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges

Himself (archive footage)

Key Crew

Tristán Bauer
Director
Tristán Bauer
Writer
Carolina Scaglione
Writer
Belén Giménez
Producer
Diego Dubcovsky
Producer