I found the Borges Documentary to be a bit difficult to get through. Had I had a better background of his life, or had read more of the stories that he wrote, which were referenced throughout the documentary, I think I would have gotten a lot more out of it.
Most interesting in the documentary to me was the way the director dealt with issues of space and time. Usually, when one thinks of a documentary, especially about such a historical figure as Borges, it is assumed that the story will be told linearly. In other words, I am used to viewing a person's history starting with their birth and eventually ending in their death, or if the figure is still living, his or her most recent accomplishments.
The director of the Borges documentary did not do this. Rather, the documentary is sprinkled with various vignettes from Borges' childhood, adulthood, pieces of his stories, his thoughs, etc. Instead of just learning about Borges, the viewer is able to imagine what it may have been like to live inside of his head.
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