Benicio Del Toro, Demian Bichir, Santiago Cabrera
In 1956, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (Benicio Del Toro) and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista. This is intercut with a 1964 trip to New Y...( read more
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Perhaps Ernesto "Che" Guevara is the most recognizable historic figure as well as a pop culture icon. Well, maybe tied with Jesus H. Christ. Around the world, many wear Che's image as a fashion statement without knowing his story. Part One is vintage Soderbergh. He has a visi...( read more)
On occassion Soderbergh has let cinematic style distract from the substance of his movies. At times this has worked to his advantage, like in the Ocean's series, and at other times I felt it overwhelmed (Traffic, where some of the palattes were too artificial for th...( read more)
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The words "Romancing Guevara" came to mind about 30 mins right after I started watching this film.
A 2 part biopic of the legendary icon. Part One shows Guevarra starting of as a doctor, and how he chose...( read more)
The first part of Che isn't a bad piece of filmmaking. Stephen Soderbergh brings his usual style which definitely works and does an amazing job of bringing aesthetic authenticity And Benicio Del Toro is amazing as usual. Admittedly my knowledge of Guevara doesn't extend far beyon...( read more)
Che: Part One is more exciting, politically intriguing and revealing in the personalities of the major players of the Cuban revolution, especially Che's humanity. The story begins with Che meeting Fidel Castro for the first time in Mexico. The two of them with a small band of f...( read more)
Setting aside some shoddy editing, Che: Part One is both well acted and well directed.
good & real about Cuba's revolution & people's determination to fight for the cause... a fave Benicio Del Toro was fantastic...
Aprendimos a quererte
desde la histórica altura
donde el sol de tu bravura
le puso cerco a la muerte.
Aquí se queda la clara,
la entrañable transparencia,
de tu querida presencia
Comandante Che Guevara.
Tu mano gloriosa y fuerte
sobre la historia dispara
cuando todo Santa Clara...( read more)
it's a big challenge for ppl who are not that familiar with che's story to really get into the movie, and it almost like a documentry film & not as sentimental and entertaining as i thought. Anyway, if you ever felt touched by "the motorcycle diaries", it would be a nice one to k...( read more)
Great film. i didnt know much about che but this movie is really great. its a must.
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