'Neruda' trivia and fun facts
The Oscar
'Neruda' was the official submission of Chile for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 89th Academy Awards in 2017.
Why a biopic?
The reason of why Pablo Larraín made a biopic about Neruda was because they wanted to make a film from the invention and the game. For what the audience could fly with their poems, their memory and their Cold War communist ideology.
The second contact
'Neruda' is the second contact between Gael García Bernal and its director Pablo Larrain
San Sebastián Film Fest
Gael García Bernal and Pablo Larraín will present the film on the San Sebastián Film Festival.
The detective novels
The director opted for the escape of Neruda because the author loved the detective novels.
Director's Fortnight
Neruda is the third film by director Pablo Larrain to be presented at Quinzaine des Realizateurs (The Director's Fortnight) during Cannes Film Festival, after No (2012) and Tony Manero (2008).