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Neruda

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A determined police inspector (Gael García Bernal) searches for Chilean politician Pablo Neruda (Luis Gnecco) after he goes into hiding in 1948.
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Inventive, intelligent, and beautifully filmed, Neruda transcends the traditional biopic structure to look at the meaning beyond the details of its subject's life.

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Namrata Joshi The Hindu Jul 24, 2018
Most of all, it is about the transforming power of art, how Neruda's own works fire the artistic sensibilities... Go to Full Review David Stratton The Australian May 26, 2017
4/5
This smart, whimsical, extremely quirky and devilishly entertaining portrait of the poet is far from being a traditional biography but it joyfully celebrates the spirit of the man and his momentous times. Go to Full Review Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald May 24, 2017
3.5/5
There's a comic edge to [Gael Garcia Bernal's] performance that steals the movie. In his bumbling, hapless way, he's a more sympathetic character than Neruda himself. Go to Full Review Aaron Boalick Vague Visages Dec 1, 2023
Neruda’s shining star is Luis Gnecco, who brings the poet back to life. The energy that seduces the crowds gathered to hear his incarnation of the maestro recite verse extends to the film audience. Go to Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine Jan 17, 2023
Sunk by arbitrary visual retread and intolerable voiceover, Neruda is a failure of great ambition. Go to Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension Jan 4, 2021
Neruda has no answers for these questions but it asks them in a moving way that sometimes feels like a new achievement in the abilities of narrative. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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renaldo d @RT30888824 Jan 6, 2022 The cinematography and the scenery are spectacular, in addition to the acting of the main actor. Despite this, the film is very fictional and the director's point of view about the neruda is blind with admiration. See more Aug 6, 2021 Interesting film, mostly because of the two protagonists. See more Nov 23, 2020 I don't really know how to feel about this one. Just like when people saw Tenet this summer and didn't know what to do of it. I have to be honest and say I don't truly get this movie, in a sense is like a poem, you can feel and remain with what you want, open to interpretation, just like art. But at the same time I am not sure if this is like pretentious avant gard and it's hollow at it's core. Definitely a movie that will stuck with me, and that is a good thing, I guess. A movie that I would have to go back one day eventually. See more Jan 20, 2019 A film overflowing with affectation that succeeded in turning Pablo Neruda into a Tracy Flick character. See more Dec 22, 2018 Stylish, neo noir, meta, what more would you want? See more Oct 29, 2018 One of the most perfected pictures from Chile, great photography, great actor and most of all good orchestration See more Read all reviews
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Pablo Larraín

Director

Luis Gnecco

Pablo Neruda

Gael García Bernal

Óscar Peluchonneau

Mercedes Morán

Delia del Carril

Diego Muñoz

Martínez

Pablo Derqui

Victor Pey

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Movie Info

Synopsis A determined police inspector (Gael García Bernal) searches for Chilean politician Pablo Neruda (Luis Gnecco) after he goes into hiding in 1948.
Director
Pablo Larraín
Producer
Peter Danner, Renan Artukmac, Alex Zito, Juan Pablo García, Ignacio Rey, Gastón Rothschild, Juan de Dios Larraín
Screenwriter
Guillermo Calderón
Distributor
The Orchard
Production Co
Setembro Cine, Funny Balloons, Participant Media, Reborn Production, Fabula, AZ Films
Rating
R (Some Language|Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 16, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$938.9K
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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