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Released Feb
15/05. Based on the books THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (by
Guevara) and TRAVELLING WITH CHE GUEVARA (by Granado),
director Walter Salles pulls some highly accomplished
performances from his two leads. The South American
landscape is breathtakingly captured on camera, with
Salles vividly reproducing a continent beleaguered by
poverty and disease, but containing a population in
possession of an unshakeable sense of optimism, as
beautifully personified by Guevara and Granado.
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 of
the riders departing on that fateful day hadn't been the
future insurrectionary figurehead of the Cuban revolution,
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (played here by Gael Garcia Bernal).
The young Che's companion on the trip was his best friend,
Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna), with their simple
goals being to enjoy themselves, and meet some girls along
the way. As the trip unfolds at the behest of their
spluttering motorcycle, the boys discover more about
themselves than they ever imagined possible. Ernesto
clings tightly to his ideals throughout, and delights in
the opportunity to put them into practice. His refusal to
spend the $20 provided by his girlfriend, Chichina
Ferreyra (Mia Maestro), constantly angers his traveling
companion as the two succumb to pangs of hunger. Ernesto's
charitable nature comes to the fore when he reveals that
he gave the money to a pair of out-of-work illegal
immigrants. The trip winds down as the friends offer their
medical expertise to a leper colony in Peru, with the
duo's youthful folly acquiescing to adulthood, and the
dawning realization of where they should head in life!! |
- Attractive Retail Box
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Genre: Dramas, Foreign Films, Spanish
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Rated:
14A (Canadian Home Video Rating)
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Rating Reason:
For Language.
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Starring: Gael Garcia
Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mia Maestro, Mercedes
Moran, Jorge Chiarella
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Directed By:
Walter Salles Jr.
- Release Information:
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Studio: Umvd
- Theatrical Release Date: September 24, 2004
- DVD Release Date: February 15, 2005
- Run Time: 127 minutes
- Production Company: Universal
Studios
- Package Type: Keep Case
- DVD Features:
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Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S.
and Canada only). This DVD will probably NOT
be viewable in other countries.
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Aspect Ratio(s):
- Widescreen anamorphic -
1.85:1
- Available Audio Tracks:
- Spanish (Dolby
Digital 5.1 Surround)
- French (Dolby
Digital 5.1 Surround)
- Languages: Spanish and French
- Available Subtitles: English and French
- Closed Captioned:
Yes
- Bonus Features:
- Deleted Scenes
- A Moment with Alberto Ganado - Share a
moment with Alberto Ganado as he reflects on his
adventure with Ernesto Che Guevara.
- The Making of The Motorcycle Diaries -
Interviews with cast and crew explore the creation of
this revolutionary film.
- A Moment with Gael García Bernal - An
intimate conversation with Gael García Bernal on
Telemundo, the Spanish-language network.
- Toma Uno (Take One) with Gael García Bernal
- Gael shares his personal philosophy as an actor -
brought to you by mun2television, the Latino
entertainment cable network.
- Music of the Road: An Interview with Composer
Gustavo Santaolalla
- Interactive Features:
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
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