El amor y el espanto

El amor y el espanto (Love and Dread) is a 2001 Argentine drama film directed by Juan Carlos Desanzo and written by José Pablo Feinmann. It stars Miguel Ángel Solá, Blanca Oteyza and Victor Laplace.

Cast

 * Miguel Ángel Solá as Jorge Luis Borges
 * Blanca Oteyza as Beatriz Viterbo
 * Víctor Laplace as Carlos Daneri
 * Norman Briski as Erik Lönnrot
 * Roberto Carnaghi as Pierre Menard
 * Alicia Berdaxágar as Borges' Mother
 * Cristina Banegas as Owner of the boarding house
 * Roly Serrano as Alejandro Villari
 * Jean Pierre Reguerraz as Otto Dietrich
 * Víctor Bruno as Bartender
 * José María López as Funes
 * Jorge Ochoa as Librarian

Production and release
The film premiered in Argentina on 17 May 2001. It was produced with an estimated budget of $650,000.