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The Books and the Night

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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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Status: Released

Released Date: 2000-04-27

Runtime: 82 mins

Director: Tristán Bauer

Writer: Tristán Bauer, Carolina Scaglione

Spoken language: Español

Genres: Documentary

Original title: The Books and the Night

Production Companies: Canal+ España, INCAA, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM)

Production Countries: Argentina, Spain

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