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The Wandering Soap Opera
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Wikipedia article
'The Wandering Soap Opera' is a 2017 Chilean film directed by Ral Ruiz and Valeria Sarmiento. Ruiz directed the film in 1990 and Sarmiento supervised the editing in 2017.
Summary
In seven chapters, Chilean reality is portrayed as a surreal collection of soap operas that overlap with one another.
Cast
* Luis Alarcn
* Patricia Rivadeneira
* Francisco Reyes
* Roberto Poblete
* Liliana Garca
* Mauricio Pesutic
Production
'The Wandering Soap Opera' was originally filmed by Ral Ruiz in 1990, but was unfinished. In 2017, Ruiz's widow, Valeria Sarmiento, completed the film. The film was shot in Super 16 mm film.
Release
The film debuted at the Locarno Festival in 2017, and later premiered in the United States at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. The Cinema Guild distributed the film in North America.
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