The Motorcycle Diaries [DVD] [2004]

Great film

This film documents the road trip that Ernesto Guevera and his friend Alberto Granado went on in 1952 that would change both their lives. At the start of the film we see a youthful Doctor on a trip of adventure, by the end we see a revolutionary in the early stages as they witness the poverty and disregard for the poor and ill throughout South America. It's a story about Che Guevara that hasn't been told before. There are only little hints towards the outcome throughout the film, it succeeds in showing another side to the man who would later become an icon. There is even some unexpected humour. The film is very well written, the two leads are brilliantly portrayed and the direction is beautifully paced. This is a real intelligent road trip drama. 5 Stars. Essential viewing.

Excellent travelogue style film of the "early pre: pre:revolutionary days of the icon figure we now know as "Che Guevara". In this film he is "Ernesto" a young idealist medical student travelling through South America with his companion Albert Salgado. Wonderful humanity and empathy shown throughout the film particularly when working in a leper colony. Beautifully filmed on location the film contains much humor & vices a wonderful taste of life on the road. Highly recommended film. Great Seller & value buy.

Che is seen as many, many, things? Here he is in his early life - aged just 23. He would live just another 16 years, before being executed, whilst on another sortie of his in Bolivia. The film indicates that his philosophies were developing during this trip. This whole film is quite iconic in its self -the cinematography is wonderful. Especially the scenery in Peru and also the cities, towns & villages that they pass through, it's just awesome. The film is full of wit but make no mistake, this 8 month journey still comes across as extremely arduous. It starts in Buenos Aires, Argentina, - then across the Andes to coastal Chile, the Atacama Desert, the Amazon in Peru, Machu Picchu, Bolivia, Columbia and finally Caracas in Venezuela. His friend and co-traveller, Alberto Granado, is shown in real life here at the end of the film, along with some superb black & white shots of the locals that they met along the way - these pictures are very moving and quite stunning. This is a very touching film - it's not Che the `revolutionary' but it is a film IMHO that everyone should watch as it leaves its mark and gets better on further reflection.

Good coming of age movie.

Don't be put off by the title. This is a seriously good movie based on the (true) diary of two students in the 1950's taking a year out from university to travel by cranky old motorbike around Venezuela and Peru and the adventures and life changing experiences they had. Subtitled, often funny and quite a moving story. Fabulous scenery. Shot in a documentary style. Apparently the film, sound and support unit literally had to follow the two on the bike for the whole journey so they all experienced the same adventure together. I have watched it twice and will certainly watch it again. And again.

Ernesto 'Che' Guevara is a medical student still living with his mother, father and siblings in their home in Buenos Aires when this story begins. At vacation time, he and his friend embark on a journey by motorcycle across South America. What to the friend is a laugh, a riot and a chance to get laid, to Ernesto is a sequence of situations through which his understanding of his people, their hopes and aspirations, their struggles and triumphs, is brought to maturity. The elements of what were to become 'the international revolutionary' are so understated as to appear magical. Their frequent, friendly contacts with the ordinary people they meet along the way culminate in their reception as voluntary helpers at a Leprosy Hospital. The relationships that develop here are poignant and extremely moving and the viewer can only wish these two young men well as they progress towards the start of their respective careers. This of course is the supreme irony, considered against the way things really went for Che Guevara, first as companion to Castro in the revolutionary overthrow of the corrupt Salazar regime in Cuba, and finally his ignominious, yet tragic demise while still a young man at the hands of the Bolivian military.

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Absolutely love this movie.

A captivating movie with beautiful landscapes and a great storyline. I would highly recommend it.

チェ・ゲバラについて知りたい方は勿論、映画としての完成度がとても高い作品です。ロードムービーとして秀逸ですし、観終わったときの爽快感は特筆すべきものがあります🌟音楽も素晴らしい🎵末永く愛されて欲しい逸品です👍

Would not play in Australia. Why send it to an Australian?

LA CAJA LLEGÓ ROTA Y LA PELÍCULA NO PERMITE DESACTIVAR LOS SUBTÍTULOS EN INGLÉS. TUVIMOS QUE VER TODA LA PELÍCULA CON SUBTÍTULOS.