Taking Venice(2024)

Name: Taking Venice
Director: Amei Wallach
Genre: Documentary
Released: May 17, 2024
Cast: Mario Fasani, Marco Irrgang, Luke Kirby

Kino Lorber

1h 38m
- Documentary

Release Date: May 17, 2024

In 1964, American art insiders orchestrate an audacious plan to win the Venice Biennale's top prize with controversial artist Robert Rauschenberg, turning a prestigious art show into a Cold War cultural battleground.

Release Details

Original Release | May 17, 2024 | Limited

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Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$7,056
Total US & Canada:
$65,334
Total Worldwide:
$65,334

Current Showtimes

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Thu Aug 27
Fri Aug 28
Sat Aug 29
Sun Aug 30
Mon Aug 31
Tue Sep 1
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Director & Top Cast

Amei Wallach
Director

Mario Fasani
Actor

Marco Irrgang
Actor

Luke Kirby
Actor

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States, France, Italy

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

At the height of the Cold War, the U.S. government is determined to fight Communism with culture. The Venice Biennale, the world's most influential art exhibition, becomes a proving ground in 1964. Alice Denney, Washington insider and friend of the Kennedys, recommends Alan Solomon, an ambitious curator making waves with trailblazing art, to organize the U.S. entry. Together with Leo Castelli, a powerful New York art dealer, they embark on a daring plan to make Robert Rauschenberg the winner of the Grand Prize. The artist is yet to be taken seriously with his combinations of junk off the street and images from pop culture, but he has the potential to dazzle. Deftly pulling off maneuvers that could have come from a Hollywood thriller, the American team leaves the international press crying foul and Rauschenberg questioning the politics of nationalism that sent him there.