Borges: A Life in Poetry (1998)
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.
Director: Fernando Arrabal
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Leonardo Mattia Romeo as The Child |
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Alessandro Atti as The Poet Borges |
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Roger Benetti as The Executioner |
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Lucrezia Bompignano as Weeping Woman #1 |
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Anna Gloria Mariano as Weeping Woman #2 |
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Eva Sambo as Weeping Woman #3 |
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Christiane Appreieux as Weeping Woman #4 |
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Lubov Lyssenko as Painter #1 |
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Valentin Tereshenko as Painter #2 |
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Andrey Lyssenko as Painter #3 |
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Carla Vazzoler as Chair Woman #1 |
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Anna Turchetto as Chair Woman #2 |
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Barbara Seghezzi as Dove Girl #1 |
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Gabriella Napolitano as Dove Girl #2 |
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Jorge Luis Borges as Self - Writer (archive footage) |
| Directing | Fernando Arrabal | Director |
| Production | Negar Dana | Production Director |
| Camera | Paolo Bellan | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Paolo Bellan | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Alberto Bianchi | Sound |
| Directing | Barbara Seghezzi | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Max Ruggieri | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Iacopo Barison | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Carlos Trueba | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miranda Fertilio | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gianna D'Alfonso | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Di Russo | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Laura del Ponte | Archival Footage Research |
| Camera | Gabriella Napolitano | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Claudio Domenicali | Editor |
| Crew | Alessandro Atti | Translator |
| Crew | Anna Gloria Mariano | Translator |
| Production | Milena Cilento | Production Secretary |
| Production | Annamaria Vivari | Casting |
| Crew | Luce Arrabal | Technical Advisor |