Bolívar, a Tropical Symphony
This is the first of Diego Risquez’ trilogy of avant-garde cinematic treatments of historical subjects. Using a painterly style, it features portraits, still lifes, and scenes shot as tableaux vivants, the film provides an experimental interpretation of the arrival of the Spanish and their domination of the New World, as well as the Venezuelan Independence movement, focusing on the role of Simón Bolívar. There is no dialogue or narration, simply a musical score and the depiction of events from Bolívar’s career.
Cast
Temístocles López
as
Antonio Eduardo Dagnino
as
Carlos Castillo
as
Hugo Márquez
as
María Adelina Vera
as
Diego Rísquez
as
Henrique Vera-Villanueva
as Simon Bolivar as a child
