This unconventional, playful and at times surrealistic biopic on Pablo Neruda, Chile’s celebrated poet, is undermined by the lead character, who amounts to little more than an artist stereotype.
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Neruda
Jackie
Jackie is a profoundly moving semi-impressionistic depiction of America’s most revered First Lady that deconstructs the icon while simultaneously tracking its development. Brilliantly directed and written, but the crowning glory is Natalie Portman’s soaring performance as the emotionally raw but ultimately controlled and controlling woman beneath the public facade.