Pablo Larrain's 'Neruda' Premieres at Cannes

Pablo Larrain's film 'Neruda' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, with long queues outside the Marriott Hotel. The director, a Golden Bear winner at Berlin for 'El Club', focuses on the period after 1948 when the poet and politician was forced into hiding and exile. The film blends legend and reality, using surreal elements like a parliamentary session in a toilet. It stars Luis Gnecco as Neruda and Gael Garcia Bernal as detective Peluchonneau. The narrative is built around Neruda's flight from persecution, alternating between his life in brothels and streets and the detective's frustrated pursuit. A memorable scene involves Neruda's wife outsmarting the detective. The film uses retroprojections and desaturated film stock to evoke the era.