Jorge Luis Borges

Writing

Jorge Luis Borges

Born August 24, 1899 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died June 14, 1986 · aged 86

Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known books, Ficciones (transl. Fictions) and El Aleph (transl. The Aleph), published in the 1940s, are collections of short stories exploring motifs such as dreams, labyrin…

Known For

El surEl sur · 1992
El sur
★ 7.01992
MovieDrama
OprobioOprobio · 2026
Oprobio
2026
MovieCrimeDrama
Death and the CompassDeath and the Compass · 1992
Death and the Compass
★ 5.71992
MovieDramaThriller
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 1996 as a feature film, 86 minutes.)
The SouthThe South · 2025
The South
★ 10.02025
MovieWesternDrama
1939. Juan, a city-bred librarian, decides to help his uncle with the family ranch in the countryside, heading south to honor his creole lineage.
The OthersThe Others · 1975
The Others
★ 6.41975
MovieDrama
Spinoza, attempting to discover why his son committed suicide, meets his girlfriend and his rival for her affections.
The Spider's StratagemThe Spider's Stratagem · 1970
The Spider's Stratagem
★ 7.11970
MovieMysteryDrama
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 finds himself entangled in the same web.
El AlephEl Aleph · 2005
El Aleph
★ 6.62005
MovieFantasy
The Aleph is the point where diachronic and synchronic times meet, and each second represents a moment in life, from birth to death.
Singing Behind ScreensSinging Behind Screens · 2003
Singing Behind Screens
★ 5.92003
MovieDrama
A young man enters a brothel and sees a staged narration of a Chinese folk tale concerning a female pirate.

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