Synopsis

Director Steven Soderbergh's two-part epic about the life of Ernesto "Che" Guevara stars Benicio Del Toro (Best Actor, 2008 Cannes Film Festival) in a tour de force performance as the legendary revolutionary. Part One shows how Che proved to be an indispensible fighter, along with Fidel Castro, in the overthrow of the corrupt dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. As he throws himself into the struggle, Che is embraced by his comrades and the Cuban people. Che rises to prominence in the Cuban Revolution, from doctor to commander to revolutionary hero.

Special admission applies. General admission per screening, or $12 for Part One and Two.

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Film Information

• Genre: Drama
• Director: Steven Soderbergh
• Written By: Peter Buchman, Benjamin A. van der Veen
• Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Demian Bichir, Victor Rasuk, Edgar Ramirez, Rodrigo Santoro, Yul Vazquez, Rene Lavan, and Catalina Sandino Moreno
• Running Time: 126 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: R
• Language: Spanish with English subtitles
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Reviews

"In both halves, Soderbergh emphasizes observation over ideology with an eye toward the mundane details of life on the front lines of a revolution."

   - Keith Phillips, The Onion (A.V. Club)

"Che looks dazzling, whether the camera is weaving through a battle or trying to bore into Che's haunted soul. Del Toro stands up to Soderbergh's relentless scrutiny. As for the movie, it's a reward to audiences eager to break from the play-it-safe pack. Game on."

   - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

"Benicio Del Toro, one of the film's producers, gives a heroic performance, not least because it's self-effacing."

   - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"Every Bolivian sequence has its Cuban parallel, which is why Che's two parts are best seen together. Guerrilla may be the more realized of the two--and could certainly stand on its own--but it is only comprehensible in the light of The Argentine. Elevating Guerrilla to tragedy, The Argentine puts some hope in hopelessness--and even in history."

   - J. Hoberman, Village Voice

"What this slow-moving but fascinating two-part portrait does do is hunker down in the jungles and mountains of Cuba and (in the second part) Bolivia, capturing in keen, almost Zen-like detail the trudging and trekking, the recruiting and strategizing, the fighting and the philosophizing."

   - Michael Phillips, Philadelphia Inquirer

Showtimes

• Friday, March 20th
  5:00 pm, 8:00 pm
• Saturday, March 21st
  2:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 8:00 pm
• Sunday, March 22nd
  2:00 pm, 5:00 pm
• Monday, March 23rd
  5:00 pm, 8:00 pm
• Tuesday, March 24th
  5:00 pm, 8:00 pm
• Wednesday, March 25th
  5:00 pm, 8:00 pm
• Thursday, March 26th
  5:00 pm, 8:00 pm