The Books and the Night

The Books and the Night

82 mins | Documentary | April 27, 2000

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.

The Books and the Night

82 mins | Documentary | April 27, 2000

The Books and the Night
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.
Producers Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales, Canal+ España, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM)
Original title Los libros y la noche
Directors Tristán Bauer
Writers Carolina Scaglione, Tristán Bauer

Cast

Walter Santa Ana

as Jorge Luis Borges

Lorenzo Quinteros

as Bible Seller

Héctor Alterio

as Man from the Future

Leonardo Sbaraglia

as Young Borges

Lucas de Diego

as Younger Borges

Matías Fernández Madrid

as Borges' Father

Jorge Luis Borges

as Himself (archive footage)