The Books and the Night

The Books and the Night (2000)

April 27th, 20001h 22min

Documentary
55%

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.


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