The Motorcycle Diaries (film)
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| - | '''Walter Moreira Salles, Jr.''' (born April 12, 1956) is a [[Brazil]]ian [[filmmaker]] and [[film producer]] of international prominence. | + | '''''The Motorcycle Diaries''''' is a 2004 [[biopic]] about the journey and written [[memoir]] of the 23-year-old Ernesto Guevara, who would several years later become internationally known as the [[iconic]] [[Marxist]] revolutionary [[Che Guevara]]. The film recounts the 1952 expedition, initially by motorcycle, across South America by Guevara and his friend [[Alberto Granado]]. As the adventure initially centered around youthful hedonism unfolds, Guevara discovers himself transformed by his observations on the life of the impoverished [[indigenous peoples|indigenous]] peasantry. Through the characters they encounter on their continental trek, Guevara and Granado witness firsthand the injustices that the destitute face and are exposed to people and [[social classes]] they would have never encountered otherwise. To their surprise, the road presents to them both a genuine and captivating picture of [[Latin American]] identity. As a result, the trip also plants the initial seed of [[cognitive dissonance]] and [[radicalization]] within Guevara, who ostensibly would later view armed revolution as a way to challenge the continent's endemic [[economic inequality|economic inequalities]]. |
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| + | The screenplay is based primarily on Guevara's [[Travel literature|travelogue]] ''[[The Motorcycle Diaries]]'' by [[Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], with additional context supplied by ''Traveling with Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary'' by [[Alberto Granado]]. Guevara is played by Mexican actor [[Gael García Bernal]], and Granado by the [[Argentina|Argentine]] actor [[Rodrigo de la Serna]], who coincidentally is a second cousin to the real life Guevara on his maternal side. Directed by Brazilian director [[Walter Salles]] and written by [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] playwright [[José Rivera (playwright)|José Rivera]], the film was an [[international co-production]] among [[production companies]] from [[Argentina]], the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, [[Chile]], [[Peru]] and France. The film's [[executive producer]]s were [[Robert Redford]], [[Paul Webster (producer)|Paul Webster]], and Rebecca Yeldham; the [[Film producer|producer]]s were Edgard Tenenbaum, [[Michael Nozik]], and Karen Tenkoff; and the [[Film producer|co-producer]]s were [[Daniel Burman]] and [[Diego Dubcovsky]]. | ||
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| + | ==Related films== | ||
| + | ::''See also: [[List of works related to Che Guevara#Media|Media related to Che Guevara]]'' | ||
| + | * ''Chasing Che'', 2007, developed by National Geographic Adventure, A ten-week series featured on V-me. | ||
| + | * ''[[Che (film)|Che]]'', 2008, directed by [[Steven Soderbergh]] & starring [[Benicio del Toro]] as Che, (268 min). | ||
| + | * ''Travelling with Che Guevara'', 2004, directed by Gianni Mina, Documentary, (110 min). | ||
| - | ==Main filmography== | ||
| - | *''A Grande Arte'' (''Exposure'', 1991) | ||
| - | *''[[Life Somewhere Else|Socorro Nobre]]'' (''Life Somewhere Else'', 1995) | ||
| - | *''[[Terra Estrangeira]]'' (''Foreign Land'', 1995) | ||
| - | *''[[Central Station (movie)|Central do Brasil]]'' (''Central Station'', 1998) | ||
| - | *''O Primeiro Dia'' (''Midnight'', 1999) | ||
| - | *''[[Behind the Sun (movie)|Abril Despedaçado]]'' (''Behind the Sun'', 2001) | ||
| - | *''[[The Motorcycle Diaries (movie)|Diários de Motocicleta]]'' (''The Motorcycle Diaries'', 2004) | ||
| - | *''[[Dark Water (2005 movie)|Dark Water]]'' (2005) | ||
| - | *''[[Paris, je t'aime]] (segment "Loin du 16e"'', 2006) | ||
| - | *''[[To Each His Own Cinema]]'' (segment ''A 8 944 km de Cannes (5,557 Miles From Cannes)'', 2007) | ||
| - | *''[[Linha de Passe]]'' (2008) | ||
| - | *''[[On the Road (2011 film)|On the Road]]'' (2012) | ||
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The Motorcycle Diaries is a 2004 biopic about the journey and written memoir of the 23-year-old Ernesto Guevara, who would several years later become internationally known as the iconic Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara. The film recounts the 1952 expedition, initially by motorcycle, across South America by Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado. As the adventure initially centered around youthful hedonism unfolds, Guevara discovers himself transformed by his observations on the life of the impoverished indigenous peasantry. Through the characters they encounter on their continental trek, Guevara and Granado witness firsthand the injustices that the destitute face and are exposed to people and social classes they would have never encountered otherwise. To their surprise, the road presents to them both a genuine and captivating picture of Latin American identity. As a result, the trip also plants the initial seed of cognitive dissonance and radicalization within Guevara, who ostensibly would later view armed revolution as a way to challenge the continent's endemic economic inequalities.
The screenplay is based primarily on Guevara's travelogue The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto "Che" Guevara, with additional context supplied by Traveling with Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary by Alberto Granado. Guevara is played by Mexican actor Gael García Bernal, and Granado by the Argentine actor Rodrigo de la Serna, who coincidentally is a second cousin to the real life Guevara on his maternal side. Directed by Brazilian director Walter Salles and written by Puerto Rican playwright José Rivera, the film was an international co-production among production companies from Argentina, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, Peru and France. The film's executive producers were Robert Redford, Paul Webster, and Rebecca Yeldham; the producers were Edgard Tenenbaum, Michael Nozik, and Karen Tenkoff; and the co-producers were Daniel Burman and Diego Dubcovsky.
Related films
- See also: Media related to Che Guevara
- Chasing Che, 2007, developed by National Geographic Adventure, A ten-week series featured on V-me.
- Che, 2008, directed by Steven Soderbergh & starring Benicio del Toro as Che, (268 min).
- Travelling with Che Guevara, 2004, directed by Gianni Mina, Documentary, (110 min).
