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The Motorcycle Diaries
2004
An adaptation of a journal written by Che Guevara when he was 23 years old. Along with his friend Alberto Granado he crossed South America by motorcycle in the 1950s and he recounts some of their adventures. Read more
| Starring | Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo De La Serna, Mia Maestro, Mercedes Moran |
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| Director | Walter Salles Jr. |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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The Motorcycle Diaries
An adaptation of a journal written by Che Guevara when he was 23 years old. Along with his friend Alberto Granado he crossed South America by motorcycle in the 1950s and he recounts some of their adventures.
| Starring | Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo De La Serna, Mia Maestro, Mercedes Moran, Jorge Chiarella, Mía Maestro, Mercedes Morán |
|---|---|
| Director | Walter Salles Jr. |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs Blu-ray: 2 hrs HD DVD: 2 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | Spanish |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 27 Dec 2004 Blu-ray: 15 Jun 2009 HD DVD: 31 Mar 2008 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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70 out of 73 people found this review helpful
Fantastic and moving
This is a fantastic film, both warm and funny in its depiction of the picaresque adventures of Ernesto & Alberto as they travel across South America; and moving in the way it shows the awakening of Ernesto's revolutionary spirit as he witnesses first hand the poverty, sickness and injustice which are endemic throughout the countries he visits.
A lot of the minor characters seem to be (and probably are) real people rather than actors and the film here cleverly blurs the line between the realities of fifty years ago and today, and grants the performers a dignity and spirit that stay in the mind long after the film has finished.
The lead performances are both fine and Gael Garcia Bernal is developing into one of the most charismatic and engaging actors of the decade. The photography is beautiful too and shows a great potted summary of the continent. -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Motorcycle Madness......
Some would say to travel around the whole of South America on a Norton 500 motor bike would be foolish. They were proved right as the bike in question only lasts around 45 minutes in what is one of the most enjoyable road movies I have ever seen.
Beautifully shot using the scenery of Argentina, Chile, Peru etc as the back drop to a hugely enjoyable film.
The two travellers in question (obviously one of them being a young Che Guevara) are quite hopeless in the art of um..... travelling.
What they do have however is the gift of the blag, the ability to chat up any Latino lady with a pulse and the fact that although not quite officially, are nearly doctors.
Not overly long and not overly sentimental the film tells a fantastic story.
It was due to his travels & experiences on this trip that made Che Guevara want to stand up & support the whole of the South American people (no matter which country they were from).
Miss This & Miss Out!
PS) If any students are planning to go travelling in the summer please don't come back and try to cause a coup in Barnsley as it will be rubbish!!!! -
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Motorcycle Diaries, The - HD DVD Version
In 1952, a young medical student and a biochemist from Argentina set off on a road trip across South America. As they straddled their beaten up motorcycle, the men talked in awed tones of the sights they were about to experience. The record of their trip may have disappeared into the ether if one ...
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