Although honors came late in life to Jorge Luis Borges, his unique worldview had begun to emerge even as a child. This program examines the life and literary career of the charismatic Argentine writer, as well as the thematic, symbolic, and mythological underpinnings of his works. Archival interviews with Borges; his mother, Leonor Acevedo de Borges; his second wife, Maria Kodama; and collaborator Adolfo Bioy Casares provide insights into the private Borges, while readings from “The Mirrors,” “Dreamtigers,” “The Plot,” “The South,” “The Aleph,” and other landmarks of Latin American fiction demonstrate his virtuosity as a transformer of experiences. 　　—– 　　Reviewed by Orlando Archibeque, Auraria Library, University of Colorado at Denver 　　Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina’s most famous and beloved literary figure, was born in 1899. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, many scholars and filmmakers took the opportunity to look back at the life and writings of this extraordinary short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is the winner of 46 national and international literary prizes, though the Nobel has eluded him. Numerous monographs in many languages about Borges have been released since 1999, as well as a number of documentaries. 　　This documentary’s major strength (others would say its major weakness) is that it is a bit of everything — part biography, part literary criticism, part hero-worship, part book reading, and part psychology. The subtitle “Mirror Man” is a reference to the frequent occurrence of mirrors in his works. One of the most interesting subjects in this video is a discussion of Borges’s fascination with and fear of mirrors during his formative years, and how these fears are manifested in his writings. 　　Archival footage gives a flavor of the significant historic events in 20th century Argentina and their influences on Borges from childhood until his death in 1986. Still photographs from a variety of repositories and personal collections bring to life the young Borges, who began writing seriously at the very early age of 9. The filmmaker, Philippe Molins, also makes use of dramatic reenactments showing Borges as a child and young adult. Additionally, archival interviews with Borges and with significant others, including his second wife, Mar’a Kodama Borges (an Argentinian of Japanese descent), his mother, Leonor Acevedo de Borges, and friend and author-collaborator Adolfo Bioy Casares, provide important insights into the life and literature of Borges in his middle- and later-years. The interviews with his second wife and mother are the most captivating sequences in the video. Finally, at appropriate times in the video, there are brief readings from both well known and lesser-known works. 　　The documentary’s technical qualities are superb, particularly because of the difficulties involved in incorporating so many different techniques in the production. This reviewer was especially impressed with the audio, which complement the visual aspects very well. The female narrator’s voice is strong and melodious; the male’s voice used in the selected readings of literary works is deep and pleasantly resonant. The video is mostly in English; when the interviewees speak in Spanish, there is an English voiceover.

Although honors came late in life to Jorge Luis Borges, his unique worldview had begun to emerge even as a child. This program examines the life and literary career of the charismatic Argentine writer, as well as the thematic, symbolic, and mythological underpinnings of his works. Archival interviews with Borges; his mother, Leonor Acevedo de Borges; his second wife, Maria Kodama; and collaborator Adolfo Bioy Casares provide insights into the private Borges, while readings from “The Mirrors,” “Dreamtigers,” “The Plot,” “The South,” “The Aleph,” and other landmarks of Latin American fiction demonstrate his virtuosity as a transformer of experiences. 　　—– 　　Reviewed by Orlando Archibeque, Auraria Library, University of Colorado at Denver 　　Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina’s most famous and beloved literary figure, was born in 1899. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, many scholars and filmmakers took the opportunity to look back at the life and writings of this extraordinary short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is the winner of 46 national and international literary prizes, though the Nobel has eluded him. Numerous monographs in many languages about Borges have been released since 1999, as well as a number of documentaries. 　　This documentary’s major strength (others would say its major weakness) is that it is a bit of everything — part biography, part literary criticism, part hero-worship, part book reading, and part psychology. The subtitle “Mirror Man” is a reference to the frequent occurrence of mirrors in his works. One of the most interesting subjects in this video is a discussion of Borges’s fascination with and fear of mirrors during his formative years, and how these fears are manifested in his writings. 　　Archival footage gives a flavor of the significant historic events in 20th century Argentina and their influences on Borges from childhood until his death in 1986. Still photographs from a variety of repositories and personal collections bring to life the young Borges, who began writing seriously at the very early age of 9. The filmmaker, Philippe Molins, also makes use of dramatic reenactments showing Borges as a child and young adult. Additionally, archival interviews with Borges and with significant others, including his second wife, Mar’a Kodama Borges (an Argentinian of Japanese descent), his mother, Leonor Acevedo de Borges, and friend and author-collaborator Adolfo Bioy Casares, provide important insights into the life and literature of Borges in his middle- and later-years. The interviews with his second wife and mother are the most captivating sequences in the video. Finally, at appropriate times in the video, there are brief readings from both well known and lesser-known works. 　　The documentary’s technical qualities are superb, particularly because of the difficulties involved in incorporating so many different techniques in the production. This reviewer was especially impressed with the audio, which complement the visual aspects very well. The female narrator’s voice is strong and melodious; the male’s voice used in the selected readings of literary works is deep and pleasantly resonant. The video is mostly in English; when the interviewees speak in Spanish, there is an English voiceover.

阿根廷作家博尔赫斯采访记。 　　Entrevista a Jorge Luis Borges y a otros en torno a la vida del famoso escritor.Una autobiopgrafia en el mas puro estilo borgiano.

Acclaimed writer, Jorge Luis Borges, discusses his life, his work and his influences. 　　The film consists of interviews in English with Borges, as well as short dramatizations in Spanish of several of his stories. There are no subtitles, but the dialogue in the dramatizations is fairly sparse. 　　Dramatizations include: 　　Funes the Memorious 　　The Circular Ruins 　　The South 　　Death and the Compass 　　The Encounter

阿根廷作家博尔赫斯采访记。 　　Entrevista a Jorge Luis Borges y a otros en torno a la vida del famoso escritor.Una autobiopgrafia en el mas puro estilo borgiano.

Acclaimed writer, Jorge Luis Borges, discusses his life, his work and his influences. 　　The film consists of interviews in English with Borges, as well as short dramatizations in Spanish of several of his stories. There are no subtitles, but the dialogue in the dramatizations is fairly sparse. 　　Dramatizations include: 　　Funes the Memorious 　　The Circular Ruins 　　The South 　　Death and the Compass 　　The Encounter

六个特立独行难以归类的人，被关在一间黑屋子里，烛光中，他们试图用语言来阐述生命中一些深刻的经历或对世界的模糊认知，陪伴他们的还有隐约的猫叫声，他们的表述没有主题，唯一的游戏规则是不可打断他人。 　　拍前设想的是，这个短片只是三分之一部分，是前引。接下来还会分别在2011年，2012年持续跟踪记录六个人的生存状态和内心世界的转折变迁，我想用实验的手段去记录人物内心，去发掘那些肉眼看不到但埋藏在我们内心深处的恐惧与绝望，或者一缕不曾泯灭的人性光芒。

Paseando por su Buenos Aires, Jorge Luís Borges nos pasea, también, por su concepción de la literatura, por sus ideas, por su mundo. Este retrato fílmico del escritor nos permite seguir su imagen a través de la ciudad que tanto amó, y a la que definió en uno de sus versos más conocidos: …“No nos une el amor, sino el espanto; / será por eso que la quiero tanto.” Anibal Troilo y Astor Piazzola enmarcan con su música ciudadana éste documental que en los anos 1975-7 filmara el realizador argentino Adolfo García Videla. La idea de éste testimonio fue inspirado por el mismo Jorge Luís Borges quien, apesadumbrado por la agonía y muerte de su madre sólo deseaba pasear por Buenos Aires, por sus recuerdos.

Paseando por su Buenos Aires, Jorge Luís Borges nos pasea, también, por su concepción de la literatura, por sus ideas, por su mundo. Este retrato fílmico del escritor nos permite seguir su imagen a través de la ciudad que tanto amó, y a la que definió en uno de sus versos más conocidos: …“No nos une el amor, sino el espanto; / será por eso que la quiero tanto.” Anibal Troilo y Astor Piazzola enmarcan con su música ciudadana éste documental que en los anos 1975-7 filmara el realizador argentino Adolfo García Videla. La idea de éste testimonio fue inspirado por el mismo Jorge Luís Borges quien, apesadumbrado por la agonía y muerte de su madre sólo deseaba pasear por Buenos Aires, por sus recuerdos.

第一部分Lucía的豆瓣地址：http://movie.douban.com/subject/6804361/ 　　Luis (Lucía, Luis y el lobo - Part 2 of 2) 　　by Niles Atallah, Cristobal Leon & Joaquin Cociña 　　Luis is the 2nd short video of the series “Lucía, Luis y el lobo” (”Lucía, Luis and the Wolf”), it is a follow-up to the short video Lucía. The video was shot frame by frame with a digital photo camera. Materials: charcoal, dirt, flowers, found objects and cardboard.