It is a love story that takes place between 1924 and 1954 on the shore of the Caribbean Seawhere we discover the universe of the great Venezuelan artist Armando Reveron, his relationship with his muse Juanita and inseparable companion, the friends who frequent the building andrecreation of the objects that make up his world, his obsession with tropical light that blinds. We will see the development of his mental illness and the universe playful, emotional and painful inthis magical space called The Castillete.
Cinematography
That blinding tropical light — literally character development.
Production
The Castillete recreated in obsessive, object-strewn detail.
Acting
Sciamanna's descent into Reverón's fractured psyche.
Director
Diego Rísquez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Castillete was demolished in 1974; this film is essentially its resurrection.
Reverón is Venezuela's most stolen-from artist — his white-on-white paintings forged more than any Latin American painter of his era.
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