Film Screening
5 JUL 2024
Showroom Cinema, Sheffield
Showroom is delighted to collaborate with artist and curator Joseph Cutts to present a special 20th anniversary screening of The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta).
On a break before his last semester of medical school, Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Gael García Bernal) travels with his friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo De la Serna) from Argentina to Peru by motorcycle.
The two men soon witness the great disparities in South America, observing the exploitation of labour by wealthy industrialists. When they reach a leper colony in Peru, Ernesto's values soon change that he sides with the sufferers, forgetting his own comfort.
Showroom’s Sheffield Film Festival launches this August and features collaborations with local filmmakers, artists, and experts to showcase Sheffield’s unique and substantial contribution to UK film culture. The Motorcycle Diaries (20th Anniversary) is one of the lead-in events to the festival with a spotlight on local curatorial expertise from Joseph Cutts into Latin American cinema and artistic culture.
Complete Programme Listing here
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Complete Film Review here
Original Notes on Chuquicamata (Chile's open pit copper min):
The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey (Excerpt)
Film still - 'The Motorcycle Diaires' (2004). Courtesy of Park Circus