The Garden

Overview

Soviet film based on Borges' "Garden of Forking Paths." The film tells about the events that occurred on the eve of the British offensive in Saint-Montauban on July 24, 1916. A screen version of the short story of the famous Argentine classic Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986). Course work by Alexander Kaidanovsky, as a director, at the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors at VGIK. "Pavilion" for filming was chosen a room in a communal apartment on Vorovskogo street, where Alexander Kaidanovsky lived.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 1, 1983

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Belarusfilm

Cast

Leonid Pleshakov,Iosif Kavalerchik,Vitautas Paukshte,Chin Go Pin

Director

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Writer

Jorge Luis Borges

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0123857