| Uniform Title |
Neruda (Motion picture : 2016) |
| Title |
Neruda. |
| Published |
Australia Distributed by Madman Entertainment, [2017]. |
| ©2016 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (103 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Sound Characteristics |
digital optical surround stereo Dolby Digital |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video Region 4 |
| Form of Work |
Motion picture |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Madman Entertainment : PAL169. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. |
| "The chase is on" -- cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Pablo Larraín ; produced by Juan De Dios Larrain ; Screenplay by Guillermo Calderon. |
| Performers |
Gael Garca Bernal, Luis Gnecco, Mercedes Morán, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Diego Muñoz, Alejandro Goic, Pablo Derqui, Marcelo Alonso, Michael Silva, Francisco Reyes, Jaime Vadell, Néstor Cantillana, Alfredo Castro, Marcial Tagle, Amparo Noguera. |
| Summary |
It's 1948, and the Cold War has reached Chile. Following the Presidents outlawing of communism, Neruda (Gnecco) and his artist wife Delia (Mercedes Morn) are forced into hiding. Beloved by the populace, they slip underground and are pursued by incompetent, vainglorious police inspector Oscar Peluchonneau (Gael Garcia Bernal), hoping to make a name for himself by capturing the country's most infamous fugitive. Whilst life on the run holds little charm for the cultured and hedonistic Neruda, he uses the opportunity to reinvent his work and life, leaving clues for his pursuer designed to make their game of cat-and-mouse even more dangerous and thrilling. Thwarting Peluchonneau at every turn, its almost as if the detective is the man Neruda would have written to chase himself Blending visual grandeur and literary wit, NERUDA is a beguiling reinvention of the standard cinematic biography. Playfully confounding expectations at every turn, the film offers a startling rumination on the split between the person and persona, the man and the artist. Gripping, funny and ingeniously conceived, this is undoubtedly Larrain's finest achievement to date. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification: MA15+ |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround / 2.0 stereo, PAL, region 4, anamorphic widescreen 16:9, aspect ratio 2.35:1. |
| Language note |
In Spanish. English subtitles. |
| Subjects |
Neruda, Pablo, -- 1904-1973 -- Drama |
| Communism -- Chile -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Spain |
| Motion pictures, Spanish |
| Foreign language films |
| Fugitives of justice -- Chile -- Drama |
| Poets, Chilean -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Genre |
Crime films |
| Biographical films |
| Historical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Larraín, Pablo film director. |
| Larraín, Juan de Dios producer. |
| Calderon, Guillermo screenwriter. |
| García Bernal, Gael, 1978- actor. |
| Gnecco, Luis actor. |
| Morán, Mercedes actor. |
| Added Corporate Names |
Cameo Media film distributor |
| Series |
Palace Films collection |
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