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“Active ambivalence is the best mindset with which to approach such a daunting viewing experience.”
“The film is anchored by a chronological (though not comprehensive) journey through the Argentinian author’s life and practice.”
“Borges is most visible in relief, carved from the negative space in the footage.”
“In Austin, they visit a kitschy country dive bar in hopes of recapturing some romantic notion of the Texas past that Borges too mourned.”
“tracking down specific locations in the hopes they might reveal some deeper truth.”
“The camera crew presses the lens against the glass of a building to which they are refused access, but eventually conclude that the shot is no good: “Too much reflection,” they say.”
“Part Three is almost entirely cinematic marginalia, an ekphrastic project inspired by what aspects of the earlier material had so fascinated Llínas’ camera.”
“Fifteen minutes in, Llinas coyly puts a shot on screen that I will not spoil here, proclaiming in voice-over that this is the ending – “The earlier you put the ending, the better.” When the actual ending rolls around, it finds the crew on a fictionalized hunt for some mysterious object that might prove the ultimate resolution to their research into Borges.”
“Powered by WordPress.com VIP TIFF ‘The Life of Jorge Luis Borges’ Review: A Playful Five-Hour Documentary Turns the Argentinian Writer Inside Out "La flor" director Mariano Llinás veteran with a sprawling and self-reflexive picaresque that is fascinating but frequently dull, for better or worse.”