Bolívar, a Tropical Symphony

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.

Cast

T

Temístocles López

A

Antonio Eduardo Dagnino

Carlos Castillo

Hugo Márquez

M

María Adelina Vera

Diego Rísquez

H

Henrique Vera-Villanueva

Simon Bolivar as a child

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