Che [2008] [Criterion] (DVD)
Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis
Far from a conventional biopic, Steven Soderbergh’s film about Che Guevara is a fascinating exploration of the revolutionary as icon. Daring in its refusal to make the socialist leader into an easy martyr or hero, Che paints a vivid, naturalistic portrait of the man himself (Benicio Del Toro, in a stunning, Cannes-award-winning performance), from his overthrow of the Batista dictatorship to his 1964 United Nations trip to the end of his short life. Composed of two parts, the first a kaleidoscopic view of the Cuban Revolution and the second an all-action dramatization of Che’s failed campaign in Bolivia, Che is Soderbergh's most epic vision.
Special Features:
- High-definition digital masters, supervised and approved by director Steven Soderbergh
- New audio commentaries featuring Jon Lee Anderson, author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
- Making “Che,” a new documentary featuring Soderbergh, producer Laura Bickford, actor-producer Benicio Del Toro, and writers Peter Buchman and Ben van der Veen
- Interviews with participants in and historians of the Cuban Revolution and Che’s Bolivian campaign
- End of a Revolution, a short documentary made in Bolivia right after Che's execution in 1967
- "Che" and the Digital Cinema Revolution, an original video piece looking at the RED camera and its effect on modern film production
- Deleted scenes
- Theatrical trailer
- A new essay by critic Amy Taubin
Product Details
- Format: Color, Widescreen
- Language: Spanish
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect Ratio: 2:35:1
- Number of Discs: 3
- Rating: Not Rated
- Label: The Criterion Collection
- Release Date: 01/19/2010
- Run Time: 269 minutes
- Catalogue #: 496
- Region: 1