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Talent Pablo Larraín

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Review

Maria review – a tender eulogy for a remarkable talent

by Hannah Strong

Angeli­na Jolie has nev­er been bet­ter as the leg­endary opera singer Maria Callas, cap­tured in the final week of her life by Pablo Lar­raín’s ele­gant bio­graph­i­cal drama.

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4
In Retrospect
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Review

Spencer

by David Jenkins

Kris­ten Stew­art is the sav­ing grace of direc­tor Pablo Larraín’s slow-paced and inert biopic of Princess Diana.

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3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Ema

by Caitlin Quinlan

A dancer goes on the warpath in Pablo Larraín’s scorch­ing sur­vey of love and fam­i­ly in mod­ern-day Chile.

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4
In Retrospect
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Review

Neruda

by Ben Nicholson

Pablo Larraín returns to his polit­i­cal roots with a fas­ci­nat­ing biopic of the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.

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4
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Review

Jackie

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A career-best Natal­ie Port­man chan­nels the spir­it of for­mer FLO­TUS Jack­ie O in this ace biopic.

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4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Club

by Emma Simmonds

Ace Chilean direc­tor Pablo Lar­raín deliv­ers a brood­ing and provoca­tive dra­ma about dis­graced priests.

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In Retrospect
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Review

No

by Ashley Clark

Gael Gar­cía Bernal takes down a dic­ta­tor with glossy TV adver­tis­ing in this bril­liant Chilean satire.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Post Mortem

by Laurence Boyce

A unique and weird his­to­ry les­son cre­at­ed by a direc­tor whose star is con­tin­u­al­ly on the rise.

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4
In Retrospect
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Review

Tony Manero

by Anton Bitel

Pablo Larraín’s Sat­ur­day Night Fever-inspired dra­ma is a damn­ing indict­ment of the Pinochet dictatorship.

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