A LOVE OF BORGES
Un amor de Borges

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DIRECTOR Javier Torre SCREENPLAY Javier Torre and Isabel Estrada CINEMATOGRAPHY Mariano C�neo PRODUCER Horacio Sereno EDITOR Liliana Nadal ART DIRECTION Mar�a Ib��ez Lago MUSIC Jos� Luis Casti�eira de Dios CAST Jean-Pierre Noher, In�s Sastre, Inda Ledesma. 2000, Color, 92 min. Spanish with english subtitles.


Buenos Aires, 1946: forceful twentyish translator In�s Sastre (THE BEST MAN, EU Showcase 98) takes a break from her two jobs to fall for fortyish librarian and writer Jean-Pierre Noher, who's dominated by his mother (he checks in by phone during their dinners), starting to lose his sight and afraid of sex. The real-life romance of the great writer Jorge Luis Borges and Estela Canto, inspired by her book, and directed by the son of the great Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. Best Actor and Director, Miami Latin Festival.


Buenos Aires, 1946. La en�rgica traductora In�s Sastre (THE BEST MAN, EU Showcase 98) en sus 20s hace una pausa entre sus dos trabajos para caer con el librero y escritor Jean-Pierre Noher, en la cuarentena, quien es dominado por su madre (se reporta por tel�fono durante sus comidas), comienza a perder la vista y tiene temor al sexo. La pel�cula es sobre el romance real del gran escritor Jorge Luis Borges y Estela Canto, inspirada por el libro de �sta, y dirigida por el hijo del gran Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. Mejor Actor y Director, Festival Latino de Miami.

 


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