What does Stone have to say on his documentary film about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez?”
Stone says Chavez film may struggle to get U.S. play Tue Sep 8, 2009 8:29am EDT By Mike Collett-White VENICE (Reuters) – U.S. director Oliver Stone fears his documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a fierce critic of American foreign policy, will struggle to find a distributor at home. “South of the Border,” which had its world premiere at the Venice film festival this week, portrays Chavez as a champion of the poor, and includes interviews with the leaders of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Ecuador and Cuba. He focuses on how a generation of leftist leaders is seeking increasing independence from the International Monetary Fund and, by extension, U.S. economic policy, which Stone criticizes in the movie. South of the Border also seeks to demonstrate how Chavez has been unfairly demonized by the U.S. media which has cast him as a dangerous maverick who is a threat to security. Stone, 62, told Reuters in an interview that he anticipated a struggle getting the movie to
VENICE, Italy — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received a movie star welcome Monday at the Venice Film Festival, where he walked the red carpet with director Oliver Stone for the premiere of the documentary “South of the Border.” Hundreds of admirers, some chanting “president, president,” gathered outside of the Casino for the leader’s arrival. A few held up Venezuelan flags and a banner in Spanish that read “Welcome, president.” Chavez threw a flower into the crowd and touched his heart, and at one point took a photographer’s camera to snap a picture himself. Security outside the Casino was tightened in advance of his arrival with military police checking bags. Chavez praised Stone’s work for depicting what he said were improvements made across Latin America. “Rebirth is happening in Latin America, and Stone went to look for it and he found it,” Chavez told reporters. “With his cameras and his genius, he’s captured a good part of that rebirth.” Stone says “South of the Border” is me
VENICE (Reuters) – U.S. director Oliver Stone fears his documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a fierce critic of American foreign policy, will struggle to find a distributor at home. “South of the Border,” which had its world premiere at the Venice film festival this week, portrays Chavez as a champion of the poor, and includes interviews with the leaders of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Ecuador and Cuba. He focuses on how a generation of leftist leaders is seeking increasing independence from the International Monetary Fund and, by extension, U.S. economic policy, which Stone criticizes in the movie. South of the Border also seeks to demonstrate how Chavez has been unfairly demonized by the U.S. media which has cast him as a dangerous maverick who is a threat to security. Chavez told Reuters he was seeking to build “a real democratic model” in Venezuela, and said he was hopeful he could work alongside U.S. President Barack Obama.
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