Taking Venice

Do not expect insight into Cold War culture war… expect a very distracting rock and roll soundtrack

Chobani Jones

Somehow, the seeming hook and premise of this documentary on the US government working to rig the 1964 Venice Biennale in favor of an American artist ended up being the least interesting aspect of the entire venture. As the documentary unfolded, it became increasingly clear…

Adelaide

47a Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo Mais um documentário pasteurizado a la Netflix. Não aguento mais esse modelinho de doc, eu chego a revirar os olhos.

Laís

Really weird to watch this and realize I know a lot of the gallery names + dealer names from osmosis at work Was kinda excruciating to watch Robert Rauschenberg‘s overrated art be praised for an hour, though

Sarah

Finally a movie that answers the age-old question: what if we made a film that looks like a Netflix true crime documentary and marketed it on the premise that the United States government rigged the 1964 Vienna biennale in order to win the "cultural cold war," offered zero…

Schoonebeek

My last screening for work why am I kind of sad 😢  Anyway I think I need to date a painter now. It’s funny that the American art market has always been r worded it’s not like a new thing. Although I liked Rauschenberg‘s work way more than I expected to there’s just…

Fiona

really overpromised on that espionage plot line

pipercp168

The premise of Taking Venice promises intrigue: a covert U.S. effort to rig the 1964 Venice Biennale by boosting Robert Rauschenberg’s chances of winning the prestigious international art prize. It’s a setup ripe for a story about Cold War cultural propaganda, covert…

Kevin Jones

The marketing made this seem like an elaborate CIA plot when in reality some Italian American just wanted to flex his art collection

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