Review of Neruda (2016) by Adrian L — 05 Aug 2017

Una biografìa ficticia de lo que pudo haber pasado. Poètica, brumosa y cautivante.

This review of Neruda (2016) was written by Adrian L on 05 Aug 2017.

Neruda has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ben Sin (27) for South China Morning Post (665) on 22 May 2017

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By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 05 Apr 2017

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By David 'Mad Dog' Bradley (480) for Adelaide Review (243) on 25 May 2017

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By Candice Frederick (452) for Reel Talk Online (378) on 04 May 2017

Breathtaking cinematography, but focusing the narrative from Garcia'a character's point of view would have been far more compelling…

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