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Miguel Otero Silva: A life and one thousand stories to tell

2009 · 30 min

A concise, respectful portrait that moves briskly through a crowded life, mixing archival traces with talking-head warmth.

Directed by
Andrés Crema
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Miguel Otero Silva
Overview
Poet, student, fighter against Juan Vicente Gómez's dictatorship, novelist, humorist, entrepreneur, journalist and politician. Each of these pathways paints the multifaceted character that was Miguel Otero Silva

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Directed by
Andrés Crema
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Miguel Otero Silva
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • politics
  • art
  • memory
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Andrés Crema
Starring
Miguel Otero Silva
Cinematography
Marcelo Castillo
Runtime
30 min
Country
Venezuela
Languages
Spanish

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