Portable Country (1979)
1h 42m
Running Time
January 24, 1979Release Date
Portable Country (1979)
1h 42m
Running Time
January 24, 1979Release Date
Plot.
Portable Country is a classical Venezuelan film about the urban guerrilla. Based on the novel of the same name, written by Adriano González León, the film centers on Andrés Barazarte, a disillusioned man from a wealthy landowning family, who grapples with his personal and political identity in the midst of Venezuela's tumultuous social changes and engages in the guerrilla. He reflects on his life, his family's decline, and the broader struggle for power in a country torn between tradition and revolution.The story unfolds as Andrés is tasked with transporting a mysterious package. This journey becomes a metaphor for his search for meaning and a confrontation with his family’s, and his country's, violent past. His recollections weave together with present events, creating a complex tapestry of memory and history.
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Cast & Crew.
Héctor Duvauchelle
Iván Feo
Writer / Director
Eliseo Perera
Alejandra Pinedo
Silvia Santelices
Ibsen Martínez
Treatment
Nardy Fernández
Production Manager
Fausto Verdial
Eduardo Gil
Nicolasito Barazarte
Asdrúbal Meléndez
María Luisa Lamata
Fernando Gómez
Chuchito Sanoja
Music
Antonio Llerandi
Writer / Director / Editor
Adriano González León
Writer
Lesbia Hernández
Art Department Assistant / Costume Design
Álvaro Rodríguez
Art Department Assistant
Alberto Torija
Editor / Assistant Director / Camera Technician
Tony Sánchez Baute
Art Direction
Miguel Corso
Art Department Assistant
Raúl Falomir
Special Effects
Hipólito Rojas
Camera Intern
Marta Velasco
Script
Virginia Solórzano
Costume Design
Eddy León
Camera Operator
Freddy García
Camera Intern
Gustavo Dao
Still Photographer
Marianela Alas
Script
Luis Giménez
Costume Design
José Antonio Arigita
Sound Recordist
Carlos Pecheneda
Still Photographer
Nelson Bolívar
Sound
Jorge Gherardi
Production Manager
José Antonio Sánchez
Makeup Artist
Héctor Ríos
Director of Photography
César Díaz
Executive Producer
Enrique Ascanio
Edith Díaz
Mariela Ramos
Miguel Ángel Pérez
Tania Sarabia
Raúl Gómez
Camera Technician
José Manuel Funes
Angel Bueno
Reinaldo de los Llanos
Fermín Valladares
Oswaldo Ron
Manolo Recondo
Manuel Bermúdez
Hugo Ledezma
Fernando Serrano
Orlando Cabrera
Victorino Lezama
Pascual Gianelli
Alexis Suárez
Guillermo Feo
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 24, 1979
Original NamePaís Portátil
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
guerrilla
Wiki.
País Portátil (English: Portable Country) is a Venezuelan film screened in 1979 and directed by Iván Feo and Antonio Llerandi based on the novel of Adriano González León. The film is part of UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme National Cinematic Heritage.
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