The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Diego RísquezDirector
- Gastón BarbuWriter
- Diego RísquezWriter
Cast
- Temístocles LópezCast
- Antonio Eduardo DagninoCast
- Carlos CastilloCast
- Hugo MárquezCast
- María Adelina VeraCast
- Diego RísquezCast
- Henrique Vera-VillanuevaSimon Bolivar as a child