The Wandering Soap Opera
The Wandering Soap Opera (Spanish: La telenovela errante) is a 2017 Chilean film directed by Raúl Ruiz and Valeria Sarmiento.[3] Ruiz directed the film in 1990 and Sarmiento supervised the editing in 2017.[4]
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| Spanish | La telenovela errante |
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| Edited by | Galut Alarcón |
| Music by | Jorge Arriagada |
Production company | Poetastros |
| Distributed by | Poetastros |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Chile |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $3,624[2] |
Summary
In seven chapters, Chilean reality is portrayed as a surreal collection of soap operas that overlap with one another.[5]
Cast
Production
The Wandering Soap Opera was originally filmed by Raúl Ruiz in 1990, but was unfinished.[5] In 2017, Ruiz's widow, Valeria Sarmiento, completed the film.[5] The film was shot in Super 16 mm film.[5][6]
Release
The film debuted at the Locarno Festival in 2017, and later premiered in the United States at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.[7] The Cinema Guild distributed the film in North America.[7][6]
References
- "La telenovela errante". Locarno Festival. Locarno. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- "The Wandering Soap Opera (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "'The Wandering Soap Opera' ('La telenovela errante'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- "Interview: Valeria Sarmiento". Film Comment. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- Scott, A.O. (15 May 2019). "'The Wandering Soap Opera' Review: An Excursion Into Raúl Ruiz's Fertile Mind". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019.
- Mango, Agustin (15 March 2019). "Cinema Guild Acquires U.S. Rights to Raul Ruiz's 'The Wandering Soap Opera'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021.
- Marie de la Fuente, Anna (7 March 2019). "Cinema Guild Nabs U.S. Rights for 'The Wandering Soap Opera,' 'I'm Leaving Now' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021.
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