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Profile of a Writer: Jorge Luis Borges (Vol. 7) [VHS]
 
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Profile of a Writer: Jorge Luis Borges (Vol. 7) [VHS]

Starring: Profile of a Writer Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: VHS Tape
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  • Actors: Profile of a Writer
  • Format: Color, NTSC
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Homevision
  • VHS Release Date: June 16, 2000
  • Run Time: 79 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6303001831
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,795 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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    #25 in  Video > Documentary > Art & Artists > Cinema & Media Arts
    #47 in  Video > Documentary > Art & Artists > Art History

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This remarkable presentation weaves together dramatized sequences from Borges' stories with a rare interview of the author at his home--an unpretentious apartment overlooking the noisy streets of Buenos Aires. Borges, who died in June 1986, was totally blind for the last 30 years of his life. His writing, as illustrated here, reveals a mind which has an extra measure of clarity and understanding. The program relates Borges' profoundly original stories to his personal experience, and attempts to reconcile the public and private images of this major 20th century writer.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A superb introduction to Borges, August 8, 2000
By M. McCrady "Billy_Pilgrim" (Lexington, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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"Borges: Profile of a Writer" is an excellent introduction to the writer and his work because, in addition to chronicling the writer's life, as most documentaries do, this film provides short enactments of some of Borges' better-known stories. The unusal style of the documentary--this was filmed pre-Ken Burns', remember!--makes this film suitable for college-age students and adults. Younger students won't get it because the style is non-linear.
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5.0 out of 5 stars mirorrs, labirinth or fractal similarity, May 12, 2002
By fCh "fCh" (GMT-5, USA) - See all my reviews
excellent movie as whole. borges and some of his best stories' characters become recursive happening.

faithful to the borgesian style, this movie joins fiction, (auto-)biography, story-telling, parable etc. for our delight.

i can imagine some viewers wishing at times borges would speak more of himslef/his views.

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