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