The San Francisco Public Library concludes its 100 Years of Surrealism film series with an exhibition of surrealist shorts followed by Raul Ruiz's feature, The Wandering Soap Opera. This film presents a unique narrative through its seven interconnected chapters, each representing the days of the week while playfully satirizing telenovelas. It also embodies Ruiz's emotional journey after returning to Chile, blending reality with surrealistic elements reminiscent of masters like Ernst and Dali. The event showcases the evolution of surrealism in cinema and invites audiences into an imaginative experience.
In The Wandering Soap Opera, reality itself is reimagined as an interlocking set of interminable melodramas, crime stories and romances. The seven chapters - one for each day of the week, as they might unfold on television - are presented in sequence, but they also nest inside one another like matryoshka dolls. If the dolls had been designed by Max Ernst or Salvador Dali.
The Wandering Soap Opera is a dreamily interconnected series of surreal vignettes that spoof telenovela conventions while reflecting Ruiz's feelings upon returning to his native Chile after more than 15 years.
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