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Mi Amigo Hugo
''Mi amigo Hugo'' is a Venezuelan TV movie, television documentary produced by Venezuelan national broadcaster TeleSur and directed by the US-American Oliver Stone, a friend of Hugo Chávez, about the late President of Venezuela, President after his death. Production The documentary is a short look at the intimate life of Chávez, featuring interviews with his family, friends, and other Latin American politicians. Stone features in much of the film, conversing and embracing Chávez around different sites in Venezuela, with other notable people, like Fidel Castro, Nicolás Maduro, José Vicente Rangel, and Elías Jaua, making smaller appearances. The film was first shown on TeleSur on the first anniversary of Chávez' death, 5 March 2014. Analysis Cory Franklin, editorial member of the ''Chicago Tribune'' and ''Washington Examiner'', calls director Stone "Chavez's most ardent cheerleader" (''sic''), and describes the film as "worshipful" towards the leader and a "fulsome love pae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of '' Midnight Express'' (1978), and wrote the gangster film remake '' Scarface'' (1983). Stone achieved prominence as writer and director of the war drama '' Platoon'' (1986), which won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture. ''Platoon'' was the first in a trilogy of films based on the Vietnam War, in which Stone served as an infantry soldier. He continued the series with '' Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989)—for which Stone won his second Best Director Oscar—and '' Heaven & Earth'' (1993). Stone's other works include the Salvadoran Civil War-based drama ''Salvador'' (1986); the financial drama '' Wall Street'' (1987) and its sequel '' Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'' (2010); the Jim Morrison biographical film '' The Doors'' (1991); the satirical black comedy crime film '' Natural Bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
