Love and Dread (2001)

8.5/10 115 min Drama Thriller History

Overview

Borges falls in love with Beatriz Viterbo, a high-class young woman, who decides to marry a government official who makes Borges strongly suspect him, speculating that he is a sadist who is slowly poisoning Beatriz. To save Beatriz Borges, he decides to turn to a detective, who becomes the hinge of an unthinkable story.

Cast

Miguel Ángel Solá

Jorge Luis Borges

Blanca Oteyza

Beatriz Viterbo

Víctor Laplace

Carlos Daneri

Norman Briski

Erik Lönnrot

Roberto Carnaghi

Pierre Menard

Alicia Berdaxagar

Leonor, Borges's mother

Cristina Banegas

Boarding house owner

Roly Serrano

Alejandro Villari

Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Otto Dietrich

Víctor Bruno

Bartender

José María López

Funes

Jorge Ochoa

Librarian

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