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Death and the Compass is a 1996 American thriller film written and directed by Alex Cox, based on Jorge Luis Borges' 1942 short story of the same name. It stars Peter Boyle , Miguel Sandoval , and Christopher Eccleston .
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14 giu 2019 · A tale of murder, scholarship and the flawed nature of inductive reasoning, ‘Death and the Compass’ takes liberties with the conventions of detective fiction and, I would argue, provides one of the earliest examples of a story based on a semiotic quest for meaning. Borges exposed readers to the idea that the extensive and obsessive….
Death and the Compass For Mandie Molina Vedia Of the many problems on which L6nnrot's reckless perspicacity was exer-cised, none was so strange-so rigorously strange, one might say-as the periodic series of bloody deeds that culminated at the Villa Triste-Ie-Roy. amid the perpetual fragrance of the eucalyptus. It is true that Erik L6nnrot
Death and the Compass è un film del 1996 diretto da Alex Cox, tratto dall'omonimo racconto di Jorge Luis Borges del 1942. Il film è interpretato da Peter Boyle, Miguel Sandoval e Christopher Eccleston.
5 ago 1992 · In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates a series of strange murders and disappearances that seem to implicate a insane crime lord. (Re-released in 1996 as a feature film, 86 minutes.) Alex Cox. Director, Screenplay. In a totalitarian future, in a ...
In this startling story of power, pride and corruption, a brilliant detective investigates a series of strange murders in a totaliarian city of the future. But when bizarre crimes point to a labyrinth of occult conspiracy, the inspector discovers that his unorthodox methods may be leading to his own equally dark destruction. Peter Boyle ('Everybody Loves Raymond', 'Taxi Driver') Christopher ...
