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Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃe ɣeˈβaɾa]; June 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia within popular culture.
As a young medical student, Guevara traveled throughout Latin America and was radically transformed by the endemic poverty and alienation he witnessed. His experiences and observations during these trips led him to conclude that the region's ingrained economic inequalities were an intrinsic result of capitalism, monopolism, neocolonialism, and imperialism, with the only remedy being world revolution. This belief prompted his involvement in Guatemala's social reforms under President Jacobo Arbenz, whose eventual CIA-assisted overthrow solidified Guevara's political ideology. Later, while living in Mexico City, he met Raúl and Fidel Castro, joined their 26th of July Movement, and sailed to Cuba aboard the yacht, Granma, with the intention of overthrowing U.S.-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Guevara soon rose to prominence among the insurgents, was promoted to second-in-command, and played a pivotal role in the victorious two-year guerrilla campaign that deposed the Batista regime.
Actors: Krishnamraju (actor), Krishnamraju (director), Prabhas (actor), Dantuluri Narendra (producer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Edward Pagan (director), Alice Pulaski (director), Edward Pagan (actor), Alice Pulaski (editor), Alice Pulaski (producer), Edward Pagan (editor), Frank Pulaski (writer), Frank Pulaski (actor), Dominic C. Fredianelli (actor), Diego Levy (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Benicio Del Toro (actor), El Gran Wyoming (actor), Javier Cámara (actor), Jesús Bonilla (actor), Héctor Alterio (actor), Juan Diego (actor), José Coronado (actor), Emilio Aragón (actor), Alejandro Amenábar (actor), Imanol Arias (actor), Carlos Bardem (actor), David Bisbal (actor), Álex Angulo (actor), Florentino Fernández (actor), Manolo Escobar (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Alain Goulem (actor), Colm Feore (actor), Joe Sisto (miscellaneous crew), Saul Rubinek (actor), Benoît Mathieu (miscellaneous crew), Michael Murphy (actor), Jean-Patrick Joseph (miscellaneous crew), Jay Baruchel (actor), Geneviève Bujold (actress), Jacob Tierney (miscellaneous crew), Jacob Tierney (actor), Jacob Tierney (writer), Jacob Tierney (director), Arthur Tarnowski (editor), Emily Hampshire (actress),
Plot: Leon Bronstein is not your average Montreal West high school student. For one thing, none of his peers can claim to be the reincarnation of early 20th century Soviet iconoclast and Red Army hero, Leon Trotsky. When his father sends Leon to public school as punishment for starting a hunger strike at Papa's clothing factory, Leon quickly lends new meaning to the term 'student union', determined as he is to live out his pre-ordained destiny to the fullest and change the world.
Keywords: boy-with-glasses, female-student, graduate-student, gym, high-school, high-school-politics, hunger-strike, marijuana, montréal-quebec-canada, nerdActors: David Vedon (actor), Nicole Zepeda (miscellaneous crew), Alexis Celeste Elliott (actress), Marla Quintana (producer), Julio Quintana (writer), Julio Quintana (editor), Greg Romero (actor), Julio Quintana (director), Lucas Quintana (actor), Bernardo Cubria (actor), Kim Adams (actress), Michele Salem (actress), Sermini (actor), Sammi Ramirez (actor), Pedro Guerra (actor),
Plot: 16-year-old Fidel Castro loves America. He even hopes to reach Hollywood one day and become a star like his hero, Clark Gable. When Fidel goes on a double date he is instantly taken by Sally, a stunning beauty visiting from California. But when 25-year-old John F. Kennedy struts into the bar with a couple of other U.S. Navy soldiers, Fidel is forced to compete for Sally's attention, and he will never look at America the same way again.
Keywords: fidel-castro, john-f-kennedyActors: Emmanuel Salinger (actor), Carlo Brandt (actor), Corinne Devaux (miscellaneous crew), Claude Goretta (writer), Perrine Fontaine (miscellaneous crew), Véronique Hallu (miscellaneous crew), Claude Goretta (director), Frédéric Cauvy (miscellaneous crew), Denis Podalydès (actor), Aurélien Recoing (actor), Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus (actor), Jacques Kirsner (writer), Jacques Kirsner (producer), Aurelio Marino (miscellaneous crew), Maya Sansa (actress),
Genres: Biography, Biography,Actors: Raúl Méndez (actor), John Altman (composer), Carmen Zapata (actress), Tony Plana (actor), Gael García Bernal (actor), Jorge Zárate (actor), Ken Jenkins (actor), Diego Luna (actor), Fernando Becerril (actor), George Lopez (actor), Roger Cudney (actor), Guillermo Díaz (actor), Hector Elizondo (actor), Denise Blasor (miscellaneous crew), Cassandra Barbour (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Fact-based (?) drama about the rise of Fidel Castro from a respected lawyer in Cuba to rabble-rousing dissident to power-hungry ruler of his nation. One wonders about the facts in this very homogenized presentation though. The story goes something like this: Fidel meets future wife, gets married, has a child, political aspirations get in way of family, Fidel has a politically-motivated affair, gets thrown in jail, gets expelled from the country, comes back and fights out of the jungle for a few years, casts then leader Baptistsa out of power and seizes leadership. Once seizing power, he kills everyone who opposes him or disagrees with him - although once again this aspect is very watered down. The promised idea of a free election is also quickly dismissed as not in the people's best interests. Fidel's immense popularity with the people at the time of his coming into power is depicted, but the anti-Castro thought is only briefly touched upon in a discussion with a former restaurant worker with whom Castro comes in contact and in follow-up notes at the film's end. The film may have been more successful if it ended at his rise to power as there are way too many unanswered questions about the years that follow. The Cuban missile crisis is only briefly touched upon and Castro's belief that he will be able to work with President Kennedy appears totally naive.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, che-guevara, communism, cuba, cuban, fidel-castro, government, one-word-title, revolutionActors: Graham Chapman (actor), Graham Chapman (actor), Graham Chapman (actor), Graham Chapman (actor), Graham Chapman (actor), Graham Chapman (actor), Graham Chapman (actor), Graham Chapman (actor), Graham Chapman (actor), Graham Chapman (actor), John Cleese (actor), John Cleese (actor), John Cleese (actor), John Cleese (actor), Graham Chapman (actor),
Plot: A collection of skits that made the Python troup famous, performed live at the Hollywood Bowl. Included are the singing philosophers, lumberjacks, the pope, and a suspiciously-male looking seabird vendor.
Keywords: absurd-humor, absurdism, actor-playing-multiple-roles, actress-playing-multiple-roles, albatross, audience-interaction, australian-stereotype, based-on-sketch-comedy, based-on-tv-series, blow-jobActors: Manos Hatzidakis (composer), Alfredo Pea (actor), Dominique Boschero (actress), Francisco Rabal (actor), Gérard Landry (actor), Mariangela Melato (actress), Mario Novelli (actor), Lou Castel (actor), Riccardo Cucciolla (actor), Ugo Bologna (actor), Umberto Raho (actor), Vittorio Fanfoni (actor), George Ardisson (actor), Sergio Serafini (actor), Adalberto Maria Merli (actor),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Remo De Angelis (miscellaneous crew), Andrea Checchi (actor), Remo De Angelis (actor), John Ireland (actor), Gianni Pulone (actor), Francisco Rabal (actor), Howard Ross (actor), Giacomo Rossi-Stuart (actor), Andrea Scotti (actor), José Torres (actor), Adriano Bolzoni (writer), Adriano Bolzoni (writer), Nico Fidenco (composer), Eugenio Alabiso (editor), Bruno Boschetti (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama,