Fresh
Not a biopic but a Nerudian take on the famed Chilean politician-poet, "Neruda" is a stunningly inventive take on the function rather than the life of a writer.
Jay Weissberg, Variety
Neruda
A renowned poet. An unknown inspector. A legendary manhunt.
2016 · 1h 48m · R Drama
Overview
It’s 1948 and the Cold War has arrived in Chile. In the Congress, prominent Communist Senator and popular poet Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betraying the Party and is stripped of his parliamentary immunity by President González Videla. The Chief of Investigative Police instructs inspector Óscar Peluchonneau to arrest the poet. Neruda tries to escape from the country with his wife, the painter Delia del Carril, but they are forced to go underground.
Director and cast
- Gael García Bernal as Oscar Peluchoneau
- Luis Gnecco as Pablo Neruda
- Mercedes Morán as Delia del Carril
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Picasso
- Diego Muñoz as Martínez
- Alejandro Goic as Jorge Bellet
- Pablo Derqui as Victor Pey
- Marcelo Alonso as Pepe Rodríguez
- Michael Silva as Álvaro Jara
- Francisco Reyes as Bianchi
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film at times is more playful than illuminating, but it's also a handsomely crafted and boldly idiosyncratic contemplation of a great artist for whom political compromise was anathema.
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
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