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The Motorcycle Diaries

2004 film by Walter Salles
Movie film Q309246
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Summary

The Motorcycle Diaries is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,851 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Cannes Film Festival[3], Academy Award for Best Original Song[4], San Sebastián International Film Festival[5], British Academy Film Awards[6], Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[7], François Chalais Prize[8], Film Independent Spirit Awards[9]
  • Director: Walter Salles[10]
  • Screenwriter: José Rivera[11], Che Guevara[12], Alberto Granado[13]
  • Composer: Jorge Drexler[14], Gustavo Santaolalla[15]
  • Genre: biographical film[16], drama film[17], coming-of-age film[18], road movie[19], adventure film[20]
  • Based on: The Motorcycle Diaries[21]
  • Cast member: Gael García Bernal[22], Rodrigo de la Serna[23], Mía Maestro[24], Mercedes Moran[25], Jean Pierre Noher[26], Marina Glezer[27], Lucas Oro[28], Sofía Bertolotto[29], Facundo Espinosa[30], Sergio Boris[31], Alberto Granado[32], Susana Lanteri[33], Natalia Lobo[34], Maida Andrenacci[35]
  • Producer: Michael Nozik[36], Edgard Tenenbaum[37], Karen Tenkhoff[38]
  • Production company: Film4 Productions[39], BD Cine[40]
  • Director of photography: Éric Gautier[41]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Spanish[42], Mapudungun[43], Quechua[44], Ayacucho Quechua[45]
  • Soundtrack release: The Motorcycle Diaries[46], Al otro lado del río[47]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[48]
  • Review score: 7.5/10[49], 83%[50], 75/100[51]
  • Color: color[52]
  • Country of origin: France[53], Germany[54], United Kingdom[55], Argentina[56], Chile[57]

Why It Matters

The Motorcycle Diaries has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did The Motorcycle Diaries receive?

Honors received include Cannes Film Festival[3], Academy Award for Best Original Song[4], San Sebastián International Film Festival[5], and British Academy Film Awards[6].

Related Entities

Alberto Granado Argentina Brazil Che Guevara Chile film France Gael García Bernal Germany Peru Robert Redford Spain United Kingdom United States Venezuela Walter Salles

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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