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 SaintMontauban on July 24 1916 A screen version of the short story of the famous Argentine classic Jorge Luis Borges 18991986 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