Dialogue, The: Jose Rivera

Dialogue, The: Jose Rivera

Jose Rivera's Oscar-nominated adaptation of The Motorcycle Diaries was his first major screenplay as a writer, as well as one of the most celebrated works of 2005. In this interview, Rivera discusses his experience as a playwright and how it paved the way into film, the pressures of creating a film adaptation of an American literary classic and the real way that he measures success.

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