Gael Garcia Bernal Stars In “Neruda”
Pablo Larrain’s “Neruda,” with Bernal (pictured) in a starring part, is a portrait of the makings of Chile’s Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda as a man, artist, legend and political renegade. “Neruda†is set between 1946 and 1948 as the Cold War kicks in hard. Neruda – played by Luis Gnecco (HBO’s “Profugosâ€) – now a member of Chile’s Communist Party and a Senator, criticizes the government for its imprisonment of striking miners. The President of Chile calls for Neruda’s arrest. On the run, with Chile’s police, lead by Inspector Oscar Peluchonneau (Bernal), in hot pursuit, Neruda began writing “Canto General,†a 231-poem history and ode to Latin America. “Neruda” will be released next winter.
