Latin American Film Festival - Neruda

[Mario Boido]

Dear colleagues,

Please join us for a screening of Neruda part of the 2020 Latin American Film Festival, organized by the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies in collaboration with the Kitchener Public Library and the Spanish Film Club by Pragda.

Film: Neruda
When: Wednesday, February 26 at 6:30pm
Where: KPL Main branch, 85 Queen St, Kitchener

Free admission!

Watch the trailer here.<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gFbcBnXx8o>


Synopsis: It’s 1948 and the Cold War has reached Chile. In congress, Senator Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betraying the Communist Party and is swiftly impeached by President Gonzalez Videla. Police Prefect Oscar Peluchonneau is assigned to arrest the poet. Neruda tries to flee the country with his wife, the painter Delia del Carril, but they are forced into hiding. Inspired by the dramatic events of his new life as a fugitive, Neruda writes his epic collection of poems, “Canto General.”

Meanwhile, in Europe, the legend of the poet hounded by the policeman grows, and artists led by Pablo Picasso clamor for Neruda’s freedom. Neruda, however, sees this struggle with his nemesis Peluchonneau as an opportunity to reinvent himself. He plays with the inspector, leaving clues designed to make their game of cat-and-mouse more dangerous, more intimate. In this story of a persecuted poet and his implacable adversary, Neruda recognizes his own heroic possibilities: a chance to become both a symbol for liberty and a literary legend.


Spanish with English subtitles, 107 min.


Learn more about the film<https://pragda.com/film/neruda/>

<https://pragda.com/film/delicate-balance/>
Learn more about the Festival<https://uwaterloo.ca/spanish/news/latin-american-film-festival>

Hope to see you there!

Best wishes,
Mario



Mario Boido, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies
President, Canadian Association of Hispanists
Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies
University of Waterloo
Waterloo ON
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: 519.888.4567 ext 35621

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