The Wandering Soap Opera

The Wandering Soap Opera (Spanish: La telenovela errante) is a 2017 Chilean comedy-drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz and Valeria Sarmiento.^[3] Ruiz directed the film in 1990 and Sarmiento supervised the editing in 2017.^[4]

The Wandering Soap Opera
Spanish	La telenovela errante
Directed by	Raúl Ruiz (1990) Valeria Sarmiento (2017)
Written by	Raúl Ruiz Pía Rey
Produced by	Raúl Ruiz Chamila Rodríguez Leo Kocking Andrés Racz Enrique León
Starring	Luis Alarcón Patricia Rivadeneira Francisco Reyes Roberto Poblete Liliana García Mauricio Pesutic
Cinematography	Leo Kocking Héctor Ríos Rodrigo Avilés
Edited by	Galut Alarcón
Music by	Jorge Arriagada
Production company	Poetastros
Distributed by	Poetastros
Release date	10 August 2017 (2017-08-10) (Locarno) [1]
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

• Luis Alarcón
• Patricia Rivadeneira
• Francisco Reyes
• Roberto Poblete
• Liliana García
• Mauricio Pesutic

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]