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The Bolivarian Revolution, and related Crisis in Venezuela, have been depicted in several films, both fiction and documentary.

In reference to Latin American, but specifically several Venezuelan, films of the 21st century, Kapur and Wagner wrote that film is "an important medium" for representations of the area and that there is "enduring importance of Latin America in the international struggle to break from neoliberalism."[1]:113 They compare the conflicts within the Bolivarian Revolution's bases to the conflicts in Venezuelan filmmaking between the Villa del Cine and independent producers;[1]:121 though the Villa del Cine promotes films with a feeling of "the revolutionary context of Venezuela", its process aims to mimic a Hollywood studio system, marginalizing representation and the communal nature of revolution.[1]:122

Several writers on film also suggest that Western filmmakers are "drawn to" and document the Bolivarian Revolution and Crisis in Venezuela,[1]:113-122[2] and conclude that accurate media representations of the situation in the country are important.[1]:130[2] Kapur and Wagner complement some independent national filmmakers for achieving this; they have also criticized films depicting the revolution made both by the Villa del Cine, for turning stories of revolution into romanticized narratives, and internationally, for not managing to present complex full stories of the situation.[1]:113-122

In line with the propaganda nature of national Venezuelan media, depictions of the revolution as successful are often circulated in the nation, with 2002's The Revolution Will Not Be Televised and 2004's Puente Llaguno: Claves de una Masacre still shown regularly as of 2016.[3]:236 Comparatively, depictions of the revolution in a negative light may be censored: in 2019, the horror film Infección, in which characters claim the zombie apocalypse at the center of the narrative was caused by the revolution, was banned.[4]

Documentaries

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See also: Category:Documentary films about Hugo Chávez
Year Title Country Director Ref.
2002 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Ireland Kim Bartley and Donnacha Ó Briain [5]
2004 Chavez, Venezuela, and the New Latin America Cuba Aleida Guevara
Puente Llaguno: Claves de una Masacre Venezuela Ángel Palacios [6]
X-Ray of a Lie Venezuela Wolfgang Schalk [7]
2006 ¿¡Revolución!? Canada Charles Gervais [8]
2007 The People and the President: A Portrait of the Bolivarian Revolution Norway Strønen and Wærness [9]
2008 Venezuela: Revolution from the Inside Out United States Clifton Ross [10]
2009 Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela United Kingdom Pablo Navarrete [11]
South of the Border United States Oliver Stone [12]
Listen to Venezuela United States Jyotsna Kapur and Keith B. Wagner [1]
2014 "From the Brink: Venezuela Rising" United States Joseph Melhuish [13]
"Venezuela Divided" episode of Fault Lines United States [14]
2015 Flor de la Mar Venezuela Jorge Thielen Armand [15]
2016 El ocaso del socialismo mágico Italy

Venezuela

Michele Calabresi [16]
2017 In the Shadow of the Revolution Venezuela, United States J. Arturo Albarrán and Clifton Ross [17]
2018 Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century Venezuela Gustavo Tovar-Arroyo [es] [18]
El pueblo soy yo Venezuela Carlos Oteyza [es] [19]
2019 Colateral Venezuela Lucrecia Cisneros [20]
2020 A La Calle Venezuela Maxx Caicedo and Nelson G. Navarrete [21]
The Crossing Colombia Juliana Peñaranda-Loftus [22]

Fiction films

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Year Title Country Director Ref.
2005 Secuestro Express Venezuela Jonathan Jakubowicz [23]
2006 Maroa Venezuela Solveig Hoogesteijn
2009 Libertador Morales, el Justiciero Venezuela Efterpi Charlambidis [24]
2010 Hermano Venezuela Marcel Rasquin [25]
2012 Blue and Not So Pink Venezuela Miguel Ferrari [26]
2013 Bad Hair Venezuela Mariana Rondón [27]
2015 From Afar Venezuela Lorenzo Vigas [28]
2016 La Soledad Venezuela Jorge Thielen Armand [29]
2017 The Family Venezuela Gustavo Rondón [30]
2019 Infección Venezuela Flavio Pedota [4]
2020 La Fortaleza Venezuela Jorge Thielen Armand [31]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Neoliberalism and global cinema : capital, culture, and Marxist critique. Kapur, Jyotsna., Wagner, Keith B. New York: Routledge. 2011. ISBN 9780203813638. OCLC 730500588.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ a b Uzcategui, Rafael. (2011). Venezuela : Revolution as Spectacle. Bufe, Chaz. Chicago: See Sharp Press. ISBN 9781884365942. OCLC 756484761.
  3. ^ Political documentary cinema in Latin America. Traverso, Antonio, 1962-, Wilson, Kristi M. (1st ed.). London. 2014. ISBN 9781315769653. OCLC 1053733038.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ a b Drax, Victor (2019-11-13). "The Dawn of Venezuelan Horror Films". Caracas Chronicles. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  5. ^ McKay, Alastair (Winter 2008). "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, But The Coup Attempt May Be Sexed Up". Product Magazine (Red Herring Arts and Media): 10. ISSN 1468-9901.
  6. ^ Kirk, Alejandro (2005-04-26). "Film-Venezuela: Documentary Revolution". Inter Press Service. Archived from the original on 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  7. ^ Holland, Alisha (2008). Venezuela: A Decade Under Chavez Political Intolerance and Lost Opportunities for Advancing Human Rights in Venezuela. Human Rights Watch. p. 69.
  8. ^ "Le nouveau Quichotte?" by Jérôme Delgado, Voir, December 7, 2006 (in French)
  9. ^ "Documentary film: The People and the President. A Portrait of the Bolivarian Revolution". CMI - Chr. Michelsen Institute. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  10. ^ Venezuela: Revolution from the Inside Out, retrieved 2019-09-01
  11. ^ "Review: Inside the Revolution: A journey into the heart of Venezuela". Ceasefire Magazine. 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  12. ^ Johnson, Reed (September 1, 2009). "Oliver Stone heads 'South of the Border' to chat up Chavez and others". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010.
  13. ^ "VICE Film School — From the Brink: Venezuela Rising". Vimeo. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  14. ^ "The art of the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela". america.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  15. ^ "Flor de La Mar: Una Historia de Abandono" (in Spanish). Revista Endémico. Retrieved 20 July 2021. [dead link]
  16. ^ "El ocaso del socialismo mágico - PLAY TV". ABC (in Spanish). 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  17. ^ "World Premiere: In the Shadow of the Revolution". Caracas Chronicles. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  18. ^ ""Chavismo: la peste del siglo XXI" es premiado como mejor documental en Nueva York" (in Spanish). El Nuevo País. Archived from the original on 2 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  19. ^ Sánchez Amaya, Humberto. "El pueblo soy yo, un documental para evitar la indiferencia" (in Spanish). El Nacional. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  20. ^ Salgado, Diego (2019-12-06). "Cortometraje de estudiantes de la UCAB fue premiado por la Escuela Nacional del Cine". El Ucabista (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  21. ^ "Doc Corner: 'A la calle'". The Film Experience. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  22. ^ "'The Crossing', un retrato de la migración venezolana que compite para los Óscars 2021". Confidencial Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  23. ^ "Why Latino Movie Stars Have Never Been More Necessary". Vulture. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  24. ^ Abraham, Pablo (2009). "Revista de cine Libertador Morales, el justiciero". El Espectador Imaginario. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  25. ^ "Brother (Hermano) (2012)", Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 2019-08-31
  26. ^ "Blue and Not So Pink (Azul y no tan rosa): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  27. ^ "In 'Pelo Malo,' boy's hair issues spark tensions with mother". Los Angeles Times. 22 January 2015. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  28. ^ "'From Afar' ('Desde alla'): Venice Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  29. ^ "Backed by the state, Venezuelan cinema has thrived at home and abroad". The Economist. 2017-09-15. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  30. ^ van Hoeij, Boyd (28 May 2017). "'La familia': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  31. ^ Wendy Ide (14 Jan 2020). "'La Fortaleza': Film Review - A nervy, feverish follow-up to 'La Soledad' from Venezuela's promising young director Jorge Thielen Armand". Screen International. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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