The Motorcycle Diaries Page #3

Synopsis: In 1952, twenty-three year old medical student Ernesto Guevara de la Serna - Fuser to his friends and later better known as 'Ernesto Che Guevara' - one semester away from graduation, decides to postpone his last semester to accompany his twenty-nine year old biochemist friend 'Alberto Granado' - Mial to his friends - on his four month, 8,000 km long dream motorcycle trip throughout South America starting from their home in Buenos Aires. Their quest is to see things they've only read about in books about the continent on which they live, and to finish that quest on Alberto's thirtieth birthday on the other side of the continent in the Guajira Peninsula in Venezuela. Not all on this trip goes according to their rough plan due to a broken down motorbike, a continual lack of money (they often stretching the truth to gain the favor of a variety of strangers to help them), arguments between the two in their frequent isolation solely with each other, their raging libidos which sometimes get t
Director(s): Walter Salles
Production: Focus Features
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 35 wins & 47 nominations.
 
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Year:
2004
126 min
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And go on foot through the whole continent, you genius

Yes, we would see more and meet more people...|you would lose weight

You sissy, but if with a couple of dollars from|Chichina this gets fixed immediately

And again with the same thing. Forget about that money

Ok, perfect. If you get that mad then go all the way to Venezuela|walking and leave me here alone with the boss's money

Know what? I would get there in half the time and stop|meddling with other people business

F*** you bastard!

"Uy, Ernestito, bring me the little Yankee pants|from Miami"

Can't you see that you will never see them on or off?|You wanker!

Fuser..

You know what your problem is?

Your f***ing honesty.

You should tell a lie from now and then to help us.

- Hold it for a second

- Hey, hey, what are you doing?|- Come, Come

Thank you

- What? Do you have "mate"? Thank you.|- It has sugar

- Excuse me, what's your name?|- Teresa|- Teresa, Ernesto, nice to meet you

- It would be nice as a souvenir, eh?|- A souvenir? I'll take back to Argentina

-You are traveling?|- Yes we are traveling, we are the owners of that old bike|- A the big one over there

- What are these?|- This is "malton"

- And This?|- These are oysters

Maybe next time ,ok? next time...

Austral Newspaper, 3 pesos,|Austral Newspaper, only 3 pesos

Get informed about Chile and the world,|for only 3 pesos

Yesterday evening, Temuco was honored by the arrival|of 2 of the most renowned leprosy specialists of Latin America

- Dr. Alberto Granados from Crdoba|- What do you mean "Granados"|- That's what it says

Dr. Alberto Granados from Crdoba and|Dr. Ernesto Guevara de la Serna from Buenos Aires

They have embarked on an epic trip from their|homeland to the north point of Venezuela

The charismatic adventurer scientists, experts in their field,|have treated three thousand patients in all the continent.

They hope to complete their trip in a record time of|five months, just in time to celebrate the 30th birthday|of the youthful Dr. Granados

- It says youthful, eh?|- Yes, and so i get informed too.

Do you think it will work?

Hello, good evening

My friend and i have some problems with our bike|The direction is broken, the brakes are practically gone|and the shift box as always...

And my backside is killing me...

Let's see. I can fix the direction, the brakes and the shift box.

But i can't do anything about your backside.

We don't have any money

What? You don't have any money?

When we get to Valparaiso we will receive some money,|when we have it we will send it to you...

You know, i wouldn't want to be rude, but if you|don't have any money,|you have nothing to do here, so please...

Excuse me the interruption, but if you help us right now you will|contribute to the bilateral relationships between our countries

If i understand correctly, you want me to fix it for free

I think we are not making ourselves clear

besides we can't expect everybody to know|who's who in the Latin-American medicine field

- Please doctor, come on in|- Yes, precisely today there was an article|published on the paper...

- Let me see...allow me|- Yes of course

- Look Piedad, Tulio look...

- Well the picture is not very good|- Yes we are not favorably depicted

Look, is them...

Gentlemen, for me it will be a great honor to fix your bike,|once i finish this card game with my wife

Of course, there's no problem

That's the main priority.

Do you know that tonight there's a dance|and God willing, all the ladies of the town will be there

Oh, what a shame.

- Could you give me the paper back?|- Thanks a lot, you are very kind

- I'll bring the bike over|- Please bring it over, we will fix it

Could i have this dance?

Cheers!

You know, i was just thinking about you

And why is that?

You made quite an impression when i met you

Thanks

- Would you like to dance?|- No

I don't dance

My husband fell asleep, he's drunk.|I don't have a dance partner

Well, if you teach me, yes?

Hey, you finally remembered that you are a man?

You had forgotten?

It's been a long time since i danced,|but is coming back to me, is coming back...

I can't dance here

Would you like to keep dancing?

Wouldn't you prefer to go out

I would love to, yes

Let's go

- What's going on?|- No, we better stay

Let me go!

The Argentinean is leaving with your wife

Let me go!

Sorry, sorry...Im sorry

Argentinean mother f***er!!

Aren't you tired?

No

- Don't you want to switch?|- No

Are you sure?

Cows! cows!

I can't Stop, I can't stop!

The brakes don't work

F***ing mechanic

- Are you ok?|- Perfect, what do you want me to tell you Fuser?

Shitty mechanic

Is he your father?

Yes

Hey, that cow is going blind

...for the sh*t it's going to see

Los Angeles, Chile|February 26th, 1952|Km 2940

We are 25 days behind

Wait wait wait wait

Hello

There's a rumor that the Chilean women are the most|daring in all the continent

Well, the rumors have no scientific support Dr. Granado.|We have to make a field test

You didn't like them, really?

Here they come

Hello girls

- Excuse us, the place is packed...

- Can we sit with you?|- Yes, of course|- Thanks

- How are you?...Ernesto|- He is Alberto

- Miss?|- Jazmn

Daniela

- Nice to meet you|- Nice to meet you

- So are you Argentineans?|- How did you know?

I don't know...the accent,|because you say "Che", i don't know

- Had you noticed that Che? i hadn't|- No me neither

- Do you know what day is today?|- February 26th

February 26th...we are going to seem like liars,|but it has been a year...

A year? A year since when?

- A year since we started this trip|- That's nice

- Damn, one year and we don't have one cent to celebrate|- Wouldn't you like us to invite you a bottle of wine?

- Wine?|- Yes...

Lucho, bring a bottle of wine to our Argentinean visitors that|have made such an effort

But ladies, please don't takes this the wrong way,|but i can't drink wine

- But why, why can't you drink a little wine to celebrate?|- Exactly...

- Well there is an old tradition in Argentina that...|- Please c'mon, don't...|- What?

- I think they deserve and explanation|- Is adequate, yes

Thanks Lucho...Well, there is a long costume in Argentina|that doesn't allow us to drink with empty stomachs

And since we don't have any money at the moment, we can't|buy food and we must reject your generous offer

Please, don't be like that...wait.|Lucho, could you bring us some empanadas

- Do you like Chilean empanadas?|- I have never tried them

- four, eight?|- They are really hungry. Twelve.

I've always liked that number

- I would really like to stay here|- Too bad we don't have a place to stay,|but we can sleep at the plaza

Hey, but my father loves Argentineans.|I think he can help you

He is the chief of the fire department,|so he knows a lot of people

Wait, are you sisters?

Yes, of course, you hadn't noticed? Look...

They hadn't noticed.

- The mechanic doesn't come back until tomorrow,|but the bike can stay here

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