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'Che Rise and Fall' is a documentary film created by Eduardo Montes-Bradley. The film was entirely shot in Cuba at the time Che Guevaras remains were airlifted from Bolivia to Santa Clara the final resting place. The documentary features the testimonies of Guevaras comrades-in-arms in Sierra Maestra, Congo and Bolivia, also with Alberto Granado with whom Guevara rode a motorcycle from Argentina on a trip that will end 16 years later in the jungles of Bolivia, an experience that was brought to the big screen on 'The Motorcycle Diaries'. 'Che Rise and Fall' begins with an account of Guevara's death in Bolivia in 1967, and fittingly ends with footage of the return of his remains for interment in a monument in Santa Clara's Revolution Square some 30 years later.[http://www.worldcat.org/title/che-rise-and-fall/oclc/181765958 WorldCat]

'Che Rise and Fall' explores an unorthodox approach to the myth of Guevara as a revolutionary icon. According to Lourdes Vzquez from Rutgers University Library, the film documents Guevaras frustrated experience for the period spent fighting a in Congo's Revolutionary War as well as his sense of failure.Vzquez, Lourdes, Rutgers University Library. Educational Media Reviews Online. October 2, 2007 The documentary includes original archival footage, original photographs taken by Ernesto Guevara in Mexico, and images from the ceremony of Guevaras remains being brought to Santa Clara, originally included on the documentary "Che, a man of this world" (1998) directed by Marcelo Schapces.Konno, Kiyoshi. Illustrations by Shimano, Chie. 'Che Guevara'. Pinguin Group. New York, USA. Bibliography

'Che: Rise and Fall' premiered on National Geographic Channel on June 14, 2007[http://librinsula.bnjm.cu/1-205/2007/junio/180/noticias/noti1950.htm Librinsula, la isla de los libros. Vol 4. N. 180. June 15th, 2007][http://edant.clarin.com/diario/2007/06/10/espectaculos/c-01002.htm Diario Clarin. Buenos Aires, Sunday, June 10, 2007] and has been released on DVD in the U.S., Germany,Che Guevara: Aufstieg und Fall eines grossen Revolutionrs. 2007 Edel entertainment GmbH. PAL. [http://musenblaetter.de/artikel.php?aid=1769] United Kingdom, Portugal, and Spain.

Production notes



The documentary is structured around the testimony of Guevaras childhood friend Alberto Granado, and those of Alberto Castellanos, Enrique Oltuski, Argudn Mendoza, Enrique Pombo Villegas, all members of his elite military entourage of Che Guevara during his revolutionary incursions in Sierra Maestra, Congo, and Bolivia. 'Che: Rise and Fall', was shot in La Habana, Bolivia, and undisclosed locations in Africa. What seems to distinguish this documentary from other biographical attempts to capture the man behind the myth, is the fact that even though the filmmaker features a wealth of archival stills and film footage, its essentially an oral history, told by those who actually knew Ernesto Guevara. Filmed on Super 16mm. Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 DVD | Release Date: July 13, 2006.Harris, Richard L. "Che Guevara: A Biography" Cited Documentary. p. 225 Greenwood Biographies - ABC-CLIO, LLC. Santa Barbara, CA. 2011.

Festivals and academic projection



'Che: Rise and Fall' has been invited to participate at the 20mes Rencontres Cinmas d'Amrique Latine de Toulouse, in France. The documentary is also listed by WorldCat as available at some fifty university and public libraries in the United States including the University of Virginia, National Defense University Library, Defense Intelligence Agency, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Bucknell University, University of Pennsylvania Libraries, the College of New Jersey, Morehead State University, Ohio State University Libraries, Emory University, Dartmouth College Library, Universit du Qubec Montral, and Tulane University.

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