The Motorcycle Diaries (Rétrospective Walter Salles)

The Motorcycle Diaries

Diarios de motocicleta Argentine-Brésil-USA 2004 | Walter Salles | vostEN | 126’ | 35mm | Cast : Gael García Berna, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mía Maestro | D’après : les livres ‘Voyage à motocyclette’ de Che Guevara et ‘Sur la route avec Che Guevara’ d'Alberto Granado

.► Best Music & Nominee Best Adapted Screenplay, Oscars 2005

In 1952, 23-year-old medical student Ernesto Guevara and his best friend Alberto Granado embark on a motorbike journey across Latin America. Encountering inequality and poverty, the experience would define the life of the man who later came to be known as ‘Che’–leader of the Cuban Revolution.

« Handsomely shot by the Brazilian director, and beautifully played by the two leads, The Motorcycle Diaries would amount to little more than a minor, softly politically conscious coming-of-age story, if not for its historical context. » (The A.V. Club)

« You get so caught up in the beauty of the images, and lost in the weathered faces found along the way, you quite forget that you’re traveling with Che Guevara – which is, of course, exactly what the original experience would be. » (Seattle Times)