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Diarios de motocicleta (2004)
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Overview
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Release Date:
24 September 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
Before he changed the world the world changed him more
Plot:
The dramatization of a motorcycle road trip Che Guevara went on in his youth that showed him his life's calling. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Motorcycle
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Che Guevara
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Friend
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Diary
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South America
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 26 wins
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37 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(59 articles)
American Rust Adaptation In The Works
(From FilmShaft.com. 20 October 2009, 10:16 AM, PDT)
Motorcycle Diaries Duo to Adapt Novel American Rust
(From Slash Film. 19 October 2009, 8:37 AM, PDT)
(From FilmShaft.com. 20 October 2009, 10:16 AM, PDT)
Motorcycle Diaries Duo to Adapt Novel American Rust
(From Slash Film. 19 October 2009, 8:37 AM, PDT)
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A Politically Thoughtful and Pretty Grand Tour of South America
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gael García Bernal | ... | Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (Argentina) | |
| Rodrigo De la Serna | ... | Alberto Granado (Argentina) | |
| Mercedes Morán | ... | Celia de la Serna (Argentina) | |
| Jean Pierre Noher | ... | Ernesto Guevara Lynch (Argentina) (as Jean-Pierre Noher) | |
| Lucas Oro | ... | Roberto Guevara (Argentina) | |
| Marina Glezer | ... | Celita Guevara (Argentina) | |
| Sofia Bertolotto | ... | Ana María Guevara (Argentina) (as Sofía Bertolotto) | |
| Franco Solazzi | ... | Juan Martín Guevara (Argentina) | |
| Ricardo Díaz Mourelle | ... | Uncle Jorge (Argentina) (as Ricardo Diaz Mourelle) | |
| Sergio Boris | ... | Young Traveler (Argentina) | |
| Daniel Cargieman | ... | Young Traveler (Argentina) (as Daniel Kargieman) | |
| Diego Giorzi | ... | Rodolfo (Argentina) | |
| Facundo Espinosa | ... | Tomás Granado (Argentina) | |
| Matias Gomez | ... | Kid (Argentina) (as Matías Gómez) | |
| Diego Treu | ... | Kid (Argentina) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Motorcycle Diaries (UK) (USA)
Carnets de voyage (France)
Die Reise des jungen Che (Germany)
Voyage à motocyclette (France) (festival title)
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Carnets de voyage (France)
Die Reise des jungen Che (Germany)
Voyage à motocyclette (France) (festival title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
126 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Taiwan:R-12 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) |
Iceland:L |
Hungary:14 |
South Korea:15 |
Sweden:7 |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:M |
Brazil:12 |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) |
Canada:G (Québec) |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-7 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Netherlands:AL |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Norway:11 |
Germany:6
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
When Ernesto and Alberto are at the Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile the foreman shouts that the mine isn't a tourist attraction. These days it is.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: At Macchu Pichu, at the site of the Inti Huatana (Hitching Post of the Sun) the sundial was damaged when a crane fell on it in 2000, breaking a piece off which can be seen on the scene. The sundial was perfect back when Che Guevara was there. They could have fixed that shot with computer graphics or just taking a different shot.
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Quotes:
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna:
How is it possible to feel nostalgia for a world I never knew?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Zomergasten: (#18.1)" (2005)
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Soundtrack:
Adiós Muchachos
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"The Motorcycle Diaries" (Diarios de motocicleta) works more effectively as a bio-pic than on its own as a road movie.
The scenery throughout Latin America is beautiful and the two leads are very affecting, especially Gael García Bernal as Ernesto Guevara de la Serna when "Che" is still nascent.
But it's surprising how undramatic what happens that turns a sweet, middle-class med student into a revolutionary. He was already a liberal who wanted to help leprosy patients, so what happens isn't a complete turn-around -- even when they are broke, they can wire home for more money. Rather it sets off an internal thoughtfulness that is difficult to catch on film.
Mostly just leaving his sheltered life, particularly being dropped by his wealthy girlfriend, and seeing the continent, especially his first exposure to the indigenous peoples who suffer the most in every South American country even while tourists are visiting the ruins of their ancestors, becomes the nexus of his pan-continental political ideals.
He is mostly an observer and inconsistent protester of injustice, not a victim -- it's startling that his culminating noble sojourn at the leper colony, where he can put his skills and indivisible warmth to specific good, is only for three weeks.
So there's no eye-opening "Grapes of Wrath" conflict, though he is always contrasted with his carefree companion, Alberto Granado. Their close camaraderie is well-captured and Ernesto has a profound impact on him, as we learn in a final biographical summary.
It is amusing that Ernesto contradicts the stereotype of the Latin male sensualist and is a terrible dancer to the lovely soundtrack.