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Neruda

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Neruda

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Released Dec 16, 2016

1h 47m

History

Drama

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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

Most of all, it is about the transforming power of art, how Neruda's own works fire the artistic sensibilities...

Jul 24, 2018

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David Stratton

The Australian

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.

Rated: 4/5

May 26, 2017

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

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.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 24, 2017

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Aaron Boalick

Vague Visages

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.

Dec 1, 2023

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Sunk by arbitrary visual retread and intolerable voiceover, Neruda is a failure of great ambition.

Jan 17, 2023

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

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.

Jan 4, 2021

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renaldo d

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.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Interesting film, mostly because of the two protagonists.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

A film overflowing with affectation that succeeded in turning Pablo Neruda into a Tracy Flick character.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Stylish, neo noir, meta, what more would you want?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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One of the most perfected pictures from Chile, great photography, great actor and most of all good orchestration

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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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.

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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