Silent Witnesses

A hushed, dreamlike patchwork of old silent images that drifts like a half-remembered love story, asking patience and rewarding it with melancholy.

Directed by

Jerónimo Atehortúa Arteaga, Luis Ospina

Genres

Documentary, Drama, Romance

Starring

Roberto Estrada Vergara, Mara Meba, Rafael Burgos

Tagline

"The fate of the lovers is cast."

Overview

Mudos testigos is a cinematographic collage made from all the surviving material of Colombian silent films, re-editing the images in such a way as to create a single imaginary film: the impossible love story of Efraín and Alicia that traces the convulsive first half of the twentieth century in Colombia. Compiled by the late Luis Ospina and finished posthumously by Jeronimo Atehortúa.

How it feels

Melancholic, romantic, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Love, memory, class, fate

Content

Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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