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dickmckinlay
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Neruda (2016)
An unexpected, but welcome, glimpse at a time, place and perspective unfamiliar to most of us.
7 March 2017 - 5 out of 10 users found this review helpful.
I agree with "jakob13" in his review of this fascinating movie. But I believe that it warrants more historical perspective, only hinted at in the movie. The influence of the US in enforcing its post-war anti- communist zeal throughout the Americas is mentioned, but not reinforced. The rise of Pinochet (also referenced in passing) is barely revealed.
On balance, though, I'm not sure how much this matters, since the thrust of the movie is not historical recreation, but rather, the revelation of those aspects of character and consciousness that guide poet and public, hunter and hunted in extraordinarily threatening times.
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