Rómulo Resiste

Rómulo Resiste (lit. 'Rómulo Resists'), also stylized as RR or Rómulo Renuncia Resiste (lit. 'Rómulo Resigns Resists'), is a 2021 documentary film directed by Venezuelan filmmaker Carlos Oteyza. The documentary focuses on the presidency of Rómulo Betancourt between 1959 and 1964.

Rómulo Resiste
Film poster
Directed byCarlos Oteyza
Written byCarlos Oteyza, Lorena González Di Totto
CinematographyGustavo Poleo
Music byÁlvaro Cordero
Distributed bySiboney Films
Release dates
11 October 2021 (streaming)
14 October 2021 (cinemas)
CountryVenezuela
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Rómulo Betancourt is the first elected president of Venezuela to receive power from another one democratically elected. His government, between 1959 and 1964, had to face two main challenges: military authoritarianism and Marxism, both of which sought to impose a different model from representative democracy. The narration of historical events is intertwined with the childhood experiences of the documentary director, Carlos Oteyza.[1][2][3] The film includes the testimonies of both political protagonists of the 1960s, historians and intellectuals, images from domestic and international archives and animated 3D sequences. The documentary is narrated by the actor and psychologist Sócrates Serrano.[2]

Testimonies
  • Alfredo Schael
  • Américo Martín
  • Carlos Canache Mata
  • Edgardo Mondolfi
  • Gudat Fernando Falcó
  • Elisa Lerner
  • Héctor Pérez Marcano
  • José Alberto Olivar
  • Lorena Puerta
  • Luis Betancourt Oteyza
  • Marco Tulio Bruni Celli
  • Orlando Andersen
  • Paola Bautista
  • Pedro Palma
  • Ramón Guillermo Aveledo[4]

Reception

Venezuelan film critic Sergio Monsalve praised the documentary.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Rómulo resiste". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ""Rómulo Resiste": la épica de la Democracia en Venezuela". Opinión y Noticias. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. Aquilino (2 October 2021). ""Rómulo Resiste", la mirada de Carlos Oteyza al caudillo que marcó el rumbo". El Estímulo. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ""Rómulo resiste", la nueva película de Carlos Oteyza". Prodavinci. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. Sergio (7 October 2021). "Rómulo Resiste: razones para ver la nueva obra maestra de Carlos Oteyza". Observador Latino. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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