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Taking Venice

6.0(2)20231h 38m0

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$65.1K
Language
English

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Director

Amei Wallach

Produced in

France, Italy, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)17 May 2024
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical19 Oct 2023
  • IsraelIL

    • Digital / OTTYes VOD15 Jun 2025

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Taking Venice was released on 19 October 2023.

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  • B

    Brent Marchant

    7/18/2024

    5/10

    Ever watch a movie that isn’t what it should have been? Such is the case with writer-director Amei Wallach’s third feature documentary, which is supposed to be an account of the US government-backed campaign to capture the grand prize for painting at the 1964 Venice Biennale, the world’s most influential art exhibition. The thinking behind this effort was to showcase the supposedly superior nature of the nation’s art…

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