March 21: Luisela Alvaray on Venezuelan Historical Films
Please join the Chicago Film Seminar at 6:30 pm on Thursday, March 21 to welcome Luisela Alvaray (DePaul) for her talk, " Claiming the Past: Venezuelan Historical Films and Public Politics. " Gilberto Blasini (UW-Milwaukee) will provide the response. The CFS will be held at DePaul's Loop Campus in the Daley Building at 14 E. Jackson Blvd., Room LL 102, using the State St. entrance located at 247 S. State . Thursday, March 21 at 6:30pm Luisela Alvaray , DePaul "Claiming the Past: Venezuelan Historical Films and Public Politics" Respondent : Gilberto Blasini , UW-Milwaukee Alvaray describes her talk as follows: In 2000, the most financially successful film in Venezuela was Diego Risquez’ Manuela Saenz: La libertadora del Libertador , a revision of the life of Simon Bolívar’s best known lover. In 2012, famous Venezuelan performer Edgar Ramírez depicts Bolívar himself—a guiding force in the Latin American struggle for independence fro...