Diego Rísquez
Director
1h 15m
Bolívar, a Tropical Symphony (1979)
Overview
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.75%
Cast
Temístocles López
Antonio Eduardo Dagnino
Carlos Castillo
Hugo Márquez
María Adelina Vera
Diego Rísquez
Henrique Vera-Villanueva
Simon Bolivar as a child
Temístocles López
Antonio Eduardo Dagnino
Carlos Castillo
Hugo Márquez
María Adelina Vera
Diego Rísquez
Henrique Vera-Villanueva
Simon Bolivar as a child
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Release Date
January 1, 1979Original Language
SpanishBudget
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