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Neruda

  • 20162016
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  • 1h 47m
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Gael García Bernal and Luis Gnecco in Neruda (2016)
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An inspector hunts down Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his home country in the late 1940s for joining the Communist Party.An inspector hunts down Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his home country in the late 1940s for joining the Communist Party.An inspector hunts down Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his home country in the late 1940s for joining the Communist Party.

IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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  • Director
    • Pablo Larraín
  • Writer
    • Guillermo Calderón
  • Stars
    • Gael García Bernal
    • Luis Gnecco
    • Mercedes Morán
Top credits
  • Director
    • Pablo Larraín
  • Writer
    • Guillermo Calderón
  • Stars
    • Gael García Bernal
    • Luis Gnecco
    • Mercedes Morán
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    • 34User reviews
    • 193Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 36 nominations

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    Luis Gnecco and Mercedes Morán in Neruda (2016)
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    Top cast

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    Gael García Bernal
    Gael García Bernal
    • Óscar Peluchonneauas Óscar Peluchonneau
    Luis Gnecco
    Luis Gnecco
    • Pablo Nerudaas Pablo Neruda
    Mercedes Morán
    Mercedes Morán
    • Delia del Carrilas Delia del Carril
    Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
    Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
    • Picassoas Picasso
    Diego Muñoz
    Diego Muñoz
    • Martínezas Martínez
    Alejandro Goic
    Alejandro Goic
    • Jorge Belletas Jorge Bellet
    Pablo Derqui
    Pablo Derqui
    • Víctor Peyas Víctor Pey
    Marcelo Alonso
    Marcelo Alonso
    • Pepe Rodríguezas Pepe Rodríguez
    Michael Silva
    • Álvaro Jaraas Álvaro Jara
    Francisco Reyes
    Francisco Reyes
    • Bianchias Bianchi
    Jaime Vadell
    • Arturo Alessandrias Arturo Alessandri
    Néstor Cantillana
    Néstor Cantillana
    • Ministro del Interioras Ministro del Interior
    Alfredo Castro
    Alfredo Castro
    • Gabriel González Videlaas Gabriel González Videla
    Marcial Tagle
    Marcial Tagle
    Amparo Noguera
    Amparo Noguera
    • Mujer Borrachaas Mujer Borracha
    Ariel Mateluna
    Cristián Chaparro
    • Fotógrafoas Fotógrafo
    Pablo Schwarz
    Pablo Schwarz
    • Director
      • Pablo Larraín
    • Writer
      • Guillermo Calderón
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    Storyline

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    An inspector hunts down Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his home country in the late 1940s for joining the Communist Party.
    • fugitive
    • poet
    • political repression
    • manhunt
    • senator
    • 81 more
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    • Taglines
      • Olvida lo que sabes. [Forget what you know.]
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • History
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for sexuality/nudity and some language
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Official submission of Chile for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 89th Academy Awards in 2017.
    • Quotes

      Álvaro Jara: What you want is a great escape. Yes?

      Pablo Neruda: I won't play the fascists' game. I'll become their worst nightmare. In order to do that, I need to be a popular giant.

      Álvaro Jara: You can't do that.

      Pablo Neruda: I already have.

      Álvaro Jara: No, you can't. People would say you used this persecution to become a saint. That we were never actually oppressed. That we like to play the victim. That we like to suffer. But they're killing us, for real. Look. I only ask you to be a bit more humble. Good luck on your journey.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Pick of the Litter (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Sabes que te quiero
      Composed by Carlos Cabezas (as Carlos Cabezas Rocuant)

      Performed by Danilo Donoso(Percussion), Daniel Espinoza (Trumpet), Bernardo Lama(Trombone), Fernando Julio(Contrabass)

      Engraving, mixing and mastering in Estudios Cablesanto 2015 y 2016

    User reviews34

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    7/10
    Parable
    I think the movie is a parable of Chile's or Latin America's modern tragic history. Dictatorships of any sort ravaged the continent for some decades. Artists such as Neruda suffered under these regimes. Remember Chilean's Victor Jara executed on a stadium? I think Chileans viewers will find clues in the movie that other ones would miss.

    Oscar Pelochonneau represents a typical instrument of these dictatorships: the military/cop/bureaucrat/judge who executes the unjust sentences. Even if he reads Neruda's poetry, he does not understand it; he is under the weight of his mediocrity. Moreover, he despises the rebels-in a scene we see how he calls them scums; and this shows his ignorance.

    Neruda represents then the creator, the artist whose words transcend historical time-his words survive the temporary regimes and give hope to those who suffer. In this sense, in a surprising act, we see how Neruda's friends give away clues to where he might be - he can't be apprehended because his creation cannot be apprehended, so we might just well tell you where he is. Also, in this sense, even his follower and what he represents is an idea that the writers of age imagined already.

    Common in Latin America literature and cinema (eg Madeinusa, Jauja), we encounter a mysterious, lawless, remote and harsh territory. In these territories one uninitiated foreigner might experience transformation and sometimes redemption. Now, we have Oscar following Neruda in such a territory at the country border. We may expect that after his experience here, the typical Oscar will raise somewhere to be a better person.

    Perhaps due to the focus on the above themes and the pursuing story, there is a smaller emphasis on the actual poetry or on his socialist views. It's interesting to glimpse into the beginnings of socialist attempts in Chile. The movie raises other questions-say, how a bourgeois as Neruda is after all, is understanding the lower class - and he is confronted about this by a peasant. Other question: up to what point you risk your freedom to help him escape?
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    • Apr 20, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 11, 2016 (Chile)
    • Countries of origin
      • Chile
      • Argentina
      • France
      • Spain
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Germany)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • French
      • Dutch
      • Mapudungun
    • Also known as
      • 追緝聶魯達
    • Filming locations
      • Retiro, Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
    • Production companies
      • Fabula
      • Participant
      • Funny Balloons
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $939,101
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $29,402
      • Dec 18, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,884,746
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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