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Jorge Luis Borges
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Jorge Luis Borges: una vita di poesia
Jan 01, 1998A 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.
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Profile of a Writer: Borges
Jan 01, 1983This documentary examines Borges' extraordinary life and work, using dramatizations of his most memorable stories and rare interview footage with the author at his Buenos Aires home.
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Harto the Borges
Sep 14, 2000A fragmented biography, inconclusive, partial, of the brilliant Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, based on different testimonies: his links with Leonor de Acedevo —his mother— and María Kodama —his second wife—; his vast culture and devout dedication to literature, his and that of others; his country: the politicians and the disloyal military. Borges gradually builds his own impersonation of Borges.
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Los libros y la noche
Apr 27, 2000A 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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Jorge Luis Borges, l'homme miroir
Jun 23, 1999The lifetime of the great Argentinian man of letters Jorge Luis Borges through narration and interviews of such key players in his life as Leonor de Acevedo —his mother—, María Kodama —his second wife—, and Adolfo Bioy Casares —his best friend and collaborator for decades.
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Borges para millones
Sep 14, 1978The life and work of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, a long interview, fragments of some of his most significant verses and dramatizations of some of his stories. Borges for everyone.
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Borges 75
Jan 01, 1975A tour for Buenos Aires with Jorge Luis Borges, who reflects on different topics.
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Soriano
Apr 22, 1999Documentary
Memorias de Borges
Jun 22, 2015Documentary about the life and work of Jorge Luis Borges, from his own memories and reflections.
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Los orilleros
Oct 23, 1975
La Espera
Jan 01, 1952
Death and the Compass
Aug 05, 1992In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates a series of strange murders and disappearances that seem to implicate a insane crime lord. (Re-released in 1996 as a feature film, 86 minutes.)
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La Stratégie de l'Araignée
Sep 17, 1970In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates a series of strange murders and disappearances that seem to implicate a insane crime lord. (Re-released in 1996 as a feature film, 86 minutes.)
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The Book of Sand
Apr 06, 2014Adaptation of Jorge Luis Borges' The Book of Sand. The film is built from stop motion photographs to create a living stop motion.
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Apr 01, 1983Soviet film based on Borges' "Garden of Forking Paths." The film tells about the events that occurred on the eve of the British offensive in Saint-Montauban on July 24, 1916. A screen version of the short story of the famous Argentine classic Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986). Course work by Alexander Kaidanovsky, as a director, at the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors at VGIK. "Pavilion" for filming was chosen a room in a communal apartment on Vorovskogo street, where Alexander Kaidanovsky lived.
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Emma Zunz
Jan 01, 1969Soviet film based on Borges' "Garden of Forking Paths." The film tells about the events that occurred on the eve of the British offensive in Saint-Montauban on July 24, 1916. A screen version of the short story of the famous Argentine classic Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986). Course work by Alexander Kaidanovsky, as a director, at the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors at VGIK. "Pavilion" for filming was chosen a room in a communal apartment on Vorovskogo street, where Alexander Kaidanovsky lived.
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El hombre de la esquina rosada
Jun 26, 1962During a local festival, a mysterious stranger appears in town, heading towards a violent confrontation.
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Cantando dietro i paraventi
Oct 24, 2003A young man enters a brothel and sees a staged narration of a Chinese folk tale concerning a female pirate.
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Días de odio
Jun 03, 1954Emma Zunz, who is planning a crime, intends to get away with it by presenting an audacious alibi.
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Días de odio
Jun 03, 1954Emma Zunz, who is planning a crime, intends to get away with it by presenting an audacious alibi.
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Invasión
Oct 16, 1969Emma Zunz, who is planning a crime, intends to get away with it by presenting an audacious alibi.
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Invasión
Oct 16, 1969Emma Zunz, who is planning a crime, intends to get away with it by presenting an audacious alibi.
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Cacique Bandeira
Aug 21, 1975Benjamin Ortalora is a young man who leaves Buenos Aires after murdering a rival. He goes to Montevideo where his cool boldness draws the attention of gang leader Azevedo Bandeira. When the old bandit becomes ill, Ortalora makes a determined play to take his place.
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غزل
Jun 30, 1976Two brothers Hojjat and Zein-Ala'bedin are the guards of the jungle and live alone by themselves. One day they are notice that some people are cutting the trees illegally. Hojjat chases them but returns home with a girl named Ghazal.
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El evangelio según Marcos
Jan 01, 1970Baltasar Espinosa, a medical student, accepts an invitation from his cousin to spend the summer at his estate. However, a torrential downpour floods the fields, leaving him stranded with the Gutre family, a group of laborers. During their isolation, Baltasar reads "The Gospel According to Mark" to them, leading to unexpected and profound consequences.
Asterión
Jan 01, 2019
Les Autres
Feb 19, 1975La maschera del Minotauro
Jan 01, 1971A man wearing a mask of King Kong walks through a maze unrolling a ball of thread. Franco Brocani renewes his interest in the dens of perdition providing a free vision of the classic myth of the Minotaur. Shot in an art gallery in Rome and adapted from a story by Jorge L. Borges.
A Intrusa
Jun 13, 1980The parallel lives of two brothers of the "Pampas" of the Brazilian area, which much share everything they have. A woman, "the intruder", will change everything.
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Death and the Compass
Aug 05, 1992In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates a series of strange murders and disappearances that seem to implicate a insane crime lord. (Re-released in 1996 as a feature film, 86 minutes.)
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Los Amantes del Tigre
Apr 11, 2017Fantasy
Spiderweb
Jan 01, 1976A rabbi is murdered. Detective Llonrot is called in on the case and looks for a 'rabbinical explanation' for the murder. Other murders are committed and deliberate clues left in chosen locations. Llonrot, convinced he is on the trail of a 'mystical intrigue' is lured to the 'crime scene' when the tables are turned by his nemesis, the master criminal Red Scharlach.
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Guerriers et Captives
Sep 05, 1990Patagonia, Argentina, 1880s. During the Conquest of the Desert, Marguerite, the French wife of Colonel Garay, in charge of protecting a new railway, discovers that a French woman is being held captive by the local natives.
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Garoto
Aug 12, 2015Inspired by Jorge Luis Borges’ The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan, Garoto follows a young couple who find themselves in an enchanted place where they experience an amorous and spiritual adventure.
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Splits
May 20, 1978Based on “Emma Zunz,” a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, the film moves through the internal voices of Emma’s character, whose evolution between crime, revenge and justice assumes—read from the context of the social struggles of the 60s and 70s—a decidedly political character.
Apostrophes
Jun 22, 1990Magazine culturel consacré à la littérature. L'émission proposait des discussions ouvertes entre quatre ou cinq auteurs autour d’un sujet commun, mais également des entrevues individuelles avec un seul auteur. En 15 ans d’existence, Apostrophes est devenu l'émission littéraire emblématique à la télévision française de cette période, notamment grâce à la personnalité de son présentateur Bernard Pivot, la diversité et la qualité de ses intervenants, voire des polémiques qui surgirent épisodiquement lors de l'émission.
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