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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0715515049511
Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Criterion
Languages: SpanishOriginal LanguageEnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Criterion
MPN: IMEDCC1855D
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Criterion
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 19, 2010
Running Time: 261 minutes
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 01/19/2010 Run time: 261 minutes
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Lauded for its documentary approach yet also experimental in nature, Steven Soderbergh's Che spends over four hours chronicling different phases in the revolutionary career of Che Guevara (Benicio Del Toro). In Che: Part One, the successful Cuban campaign is covered, interspersed with glimpses of Guevara's camera-ready visit to New York in the Castro Revolution's aftermath. This section can't help but approximate the outline of a battle epic, despite Soderbergh's anti-romantic approach, and ends up being a stirring account of guerrilla action (it also has the bonus of Demian Bechir's uncanny impersonation of Fidel Castro). Che: Part Two jumps ahead to Che's grueling later experiences in Bolivia, where he traveled to aid the homegrown insurgents but found much less fertile ground than in Cuba. Here Guevara is--figuratively and visually--lost in the jungle, as Soderbergh reduces the characters and story to a series of factual sequences laid end-to-end. It's not Dr. Zhivago, that's for sure, although it does last longer. By spotlighting two specific sections of Che's life, Soderbergh sidesteps the less heroic aspects of his struggle, including the executions that followed the Cuban Revolution (omissions that brought criticism from anti-Castro Cubans). But the film's approach is so intentionally flat that such criticisms are almost not worth the trouble. And while Benicio Del Toro sinks into the role of the asthmatic jungle fighter with total commitment, his Guevara is an elusive protagonist, seen from a distance except for the scenes in which he's being turned into a celebrity during his NYC interlude. In short, Che is a very intriguing idea for a movie, and not a terribly engaging film. --Robert Horton
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Rating:  -
The two-part film released by Criterion Collection wonderfully captures the both the hope and failures of the Cuban revolution. Che's role as a doctor and physician is demonstrated repeatedly, and it represents the compassion and idealism of the Cuban revolution. However, the consolidation of power under Fidel and the unbridled arrogance of Cuba as world player under the cult of Communism shows how power corrupts.
Part one of the film is a glorious high. A rag tag group of rebels ... Read More
Rating:  -
I like Benecio Del Toro in just about anything, but turned this movie off in about five minutes, thinking I shoulda known better. Firstly, the movie takes itself with leaden seriousness - which is to say dullness and excruciatingly slow pacing. If you're gonnna pump out leftish propaganda, make sure it's not boring leftish propaganda. What's that you say? If the movie were remotely entertaining then people would assume it wasn't IMPORTANT?!? You got a point there.
Long story short, the ... Read More
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Both a cinematographic jewl and a great story.
This movie is an epic that was misunderstood in the United States. It won awards for acting and film making everywhere else, including best actor in Cannes, but forgotten in USA. A must see, the definitive Che biopic.
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It is easy to spot the Hollywood figures with fantastical idealism because they are so eager to show what little they know about reality. Often, you can spot these people going off into the world of fanaticism (please see Sean Penn's latest declaration against freedom of the press in Venezuela).
The film is a melodramatic biopic depicting Che Guevara as some great man. The film couldn't possibly be more idealist and fawning toward this supposed hero. Given the breadth of the film (it almost ... Read More
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Enjoyed an outstanding film which gave us an even handed view of a much misunderstood man. tight well written story that reflected the reality of the day as he lived it. He was not a God but a very caring human being who saw life in black and white with few shades of gray. His anger at our policies in Latin-America made him a real danger to our interests and the US CIA ordered local authorities to kill him. A sorry mark on our history. Outstanding cast and beautiful photography added to my enjoyment.
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