Few references in the world of Argentine literature had the impact of Jorge Luis Borges and that of his creations in the world of writing. The book builder like “The Aleph” Y “fictions” I leave a mark on other international artists, in various disciplines and genres. Among the different universes of art, cinema presents a special bond between the author and his work.
On his way through the South Magazine, there were cinematographic critics on very punctual films, and different aspects of the cinematographic language. The art world magazine run by Victoria Ocampo, was, during the 30s and 40s, a boost for the writer’s first publications. This made possible the first approaches in the audiovisual territory.
Within the Argentine cinema, Invasiondirected by Hugo Santiagowas a science fiction script that Borges wrote together with Adolfo Bioy Casares. The film, released in 1969, transferred the context of an urban and paranoid conspiracy that surrounded its protagonists. Made by Lautaro Murua Y Lito CruzIt is now considered a cult film.
“Time is a river that sweeps me away, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger. The world, unfortunately, is real; I, unfortunately, am Alpha 60”: these are the words of the cold and calculating control machine of the film Alphaville. The iconic feature film Nouvelle Vaguedirected by Jean-Luc Godardis a Borgesian story of a dystopian present dominated by black and white and experimental montage, based on the poem from the essay “New refutation of time”.
In a scene from the movie Performance In 1970, a bullet is fired into Jagger’s face, revealing a portrait of Borges, against which the projectile also collides and ends up breaking into pieces. The film, directed by Nicholas Roeg and Donald Cammell, with the leading role of James Fox and the vocalist of the Rolling Stonesdelves into the world of London gangsters with reference to the acclaimed short story “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis TertiusJagger got to know him at a meeting arranged by Maria Kodama.
Umberto Eco pays tribute to the writer in the best seller “The name of the rose“, just like the film of the same name by director Jean Jacques Annaud made by Sean Connery Y Christian Slater, in which visual references are also present. The character of Jorge de Burgos, a blind monk from the abbey, is the guardian of the library, and the one who ensures that everyone remains silent in that sacred place. The same Italian author confirmed that the character is inspired by the Argentine writer.
There is only one film that puts Borges as the protagonist: love and fear. the tape of Juan Carlos Desanzomade by miguel angel sologives an account of the life of the writer in the government of Juan Domingo Peron. The film includes as part of the plot several stories and characters of Borges, with a story that seeks to delve into the author’s psyche, from where the idea of moral and ideological subjugation that he felt before the Peronist regime is exposed.
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