The Books and the Night

Name: The Books and the Night
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2000-04-27
Duration: 82 min
Cast: Walter Santa Ana, Lorenzo Quinteros, Héctor Alterio, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Lucas de Diego

NR2000•82 min

4KHDRCC

Documentary

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.

Audience Score:

5.5

Directed by:Tristán Bauer

Theatrical release poster for the film The Books and the Night

The Cast

Walter Santa Ana

Jorge Luis Borges

Lorenzo Quinteros

Bible Seller

Héctor Alterio

Man from the Future

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Young Borges

Lucas de Diego

Younger Borges

Matías Fernández Madrid

Borges' Father

Jorge Luis Borges

Himself (archive footage)

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The Books and the Night

The Cast

Walter Santa Ana

Lorenzo Quinteros

Héctor Alterio

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Lucas de Diego

Matías Fernández Madrid

Jorge Luis Borges

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