Movies: Jorge Luis Borges

  • 1970
    The Spider's Stratagem

    The Spider's Stratagem (1970)

    The Spider's Stratagem

    7.11970HD

    A young man returns to his countryside hometown to investigate the unclear circumstances behind the death of his father, ostensibly killed by Fascists in 1936, before his birth. As he unravels a web of lies that seems to encompass the whole town, he ...

    The Spider's Stratagem
  • 1992
    Death and the Compass

    Death and the Compass (1992)

    Death and the Compass

    5.81992HD

    In 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 199...

    Death and the Compass
  • 2003
    Singing Behind Screens

    Singing Behind Screens (2003)

    Singing Behind Screens

    5.92003HD

    A young man enters a brothel and sees a staged narration of a Chinese folk tale concerning a female pirate....

    Singing Behind Screens
  • 2015
    Kid

    Kid (2015)

    Kid

    6.22015HD

    Inspired 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....

    Kid
  • 1990
    Warriors and Prisoners

    Warriors and Prisoners (1990)

    Warriors and Prisoners

    11990HD

    Patagonia, 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....

    Warriors and Prisoners
  • 2000
    The Books and the Night

    The Books and the Night (2000)

    The Books and the Night

    5.52000HD

    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
  • 1998
    Borges: A Life in Poetry

    Borges: A Life in Poetry (1998)

    Borges: A Life in Poetry

    01998HD

    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,...

    Borges: A Life in Poetry
  • 1969
    Invasion

    Invasion (1969)

    Invasion

    71969HD

    Hearing the summons from an elderly man, a volunteer troop of middle-aged men gather to defend their country from dark foreign invaders....

    Invasion
  • 1954
    Days of Hate

    Days of Hate (1954)

    Days of Hate

    6.81954HD

    Emma Zunz, who is planning a crime, intends to get away with it by presenting an audacious alibi....

    Days of Hate
  • 2015
    Memorias de Borges

    Memorias de Borges (2015)

    Memorias de Borges

    02015HD

    Documentary about the life and work of Jorge Luis Borges, from his own memories and reflections....

    Memorias de Borges
  • 2000
    Harto the Borges

    Harto the Borges (2000)

    Harto the Borges

    5.52000HD

    A 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 dedica...

    Harto the Borges
  • 1983
    The Garden

    The Garden (1983)

    The Garden

    71983HD

    Soviet 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 L...

    The Garden
  • 1983
    Profile of a Writer: Borges

    Profile of a Writer: Borges (1983)

    Profile of a Writer: Borges

    01983HD

    This 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....

    Profile of a Writer: Borges
  • 1976
    Ghazal

    Ghazal (1976)

    Ghazal

    7.21976HD

    Two 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....

    Ghazal
  • 1962
    Man on Pink Corner

    Man on Pink Corner (1962)

    Man on Pink Corner

    6.21962HD

    During a local festival, a mysterious stranger appears in town, heading towards a violent confrontation....

    Man on Pink Corner
  • 2017
    Los Amantes del Tigre

    Los Amantes del Tigre (2017)

    Los Amantes del Tigre

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    Los Amantes del Tigre
  • 2014
    The Book of Sand

    The Book of Sand (2014)

    The Book of Sand

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    Adaptation of Jorge Luis Borges' The Book of Sand. The film is built from stop motion photographs to create a living stop motion....

    The Book of Sand
  • 1978
    Borges para millones

    Borges para millones (1978)

    Borges para millones

    01978HD

    The 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....

    Borges para millones
  • 1999
    Jorge Luis Borges, the Mirror Man

    Jorge Luis Borges, the Mirror Man (1999)

    Jorge Luis Borges, the Mirror Man

    01999HD

    The 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 co...

    Jorge Luis Borges, the Mirror Man
  • 1976
    Spiderweb

    Spiderweb (1976)

    Spiderweb

    01976HD

    A 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 i...

    Spiderweb