SPOTLIGHT ON GAEL GARCIA BERNAL

Actor-director-producer Gael García Bernal first grabbed the world’s attention in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Amores Perros, going on to star in many acclaimed Mexican (Y Tu Mamá También, El Crimen del Padre Amaro), Hollywood (The Motorcycle Diaries, Babel), and international (Bad Education, The Science of Sleep) films. Bernal founded his production company, Canana Films, with frequent co-star Diego Luna in 2003 and directed his first feature, Déficit, in 2007. Kicking off 2016 with a Golden Globe award for Mozart in the Jungle, Bernal rounds out the year with a remarkable performance in Pablo Larraín’s Neruda.

NERUDA

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Beloved poet Pablo Neruda is also the most famous communist in post-WWII Chile. When the political tides shift, he is forced underground, with a perseverant police inspector (Gael García Bernal) on his trail. Part fact and many parts fiction, Pablo Larraín’s self-proclaimed “anti-bio” is a brilliant blend of politics, poetry, history, and hedonism. Chile 2016, 107 min. Directed by Pablo Larraín

OUR SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM will feature an onstage conversation with Gael Garcia Bernal, a screening of NERUDA, and the presentation of the MVFF Award in recognition of his transformational performance. Join us after the program for a celebratory dinner at Le Comptoir in San Rafael.