Buena Vista Social Club
by Wim Wenders
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Actor: Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rub?n Gonz?lez, Ry CooderDirector: Wim Wenders
Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
Writer: Wim Wenders
Editor: Brian Johnson
Producer: Deepak Nayar
Producer: Rosa Bosch
Producer: Ulrich Felsberg
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.33:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-10-17
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Lions Gate
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Movie Review: Buena Vista social club
Summary: 2 Stars
It was never delivered to me! The place I ordered it from finally emailed me that they did not have it. I know the CD annd it is an excellent one!
Summary of Buena Vista Social Club
"The Buena Vista Social Club" guitarist Ry Cooder s celebrated album featuring the recently re-discovered talents of Cuba s foremost folk musicians sold millions of copies and earned a Grammy Award. Now Cooder teams up with acclaimed director Wim Wenders (Paris Texas) to reveal the astonishing life stories vibrant personalities and unforgettable music of the brilliantly talented but long-overlooked performers who collaborated on this now-legendary recording. Form the crumbling barrios of their native Havana to their triumphant sold-out concerts in Amsterdam and New York s Carnegie Hall it s an unforgettable deeply emotional journey into the passion pride and humanity of the artists whose music sparked a worldwide musical phenomenon!System Requirements:Starring: Ry Cooder Ibrahim Ferrer Rueben Gonzalez Eliades Ochoa Omara Portuondo and Compay Segundo. Directed By: Wim Wenders. Running Time: 105 mins color. This film is presented in "Standard" format. Copyright: 1999 Artisan Live Entertainment.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA Rating:? UPC:?012236101765 Manufacturer No:?10176In 1996, composer, producer, and guitar legend Ry Cooder entered Egrem Studios in Havana with the forgotten greats of Cuban music, many of them in their 60s and 70s, some of them long since retired. The resulting album, Buena Vista Social Club, became a Grammy-winning international bestseller. When Cooder returned to Havana in 1998 to record a solo album by 72-year-old vocalist Ibrahim Ferrer, filmmaker Wim Wenders was on hand to document the occasion. Wenders splits the film between portraits of the performers, who tell their stories directly to the camera as they wander the streets and neighborhoods of Havana, and a celebration of the music heard in performance scenes in the studio, in their first concert in Amsterdam, and in their second and final concert at Carnegie Hall. The songs are too often cut short in this fashion, but Buena Vista Social Club is not a concert film. Wenders weaves the artist biographies with a glimpse of modern Cuba remembering its past, capturing a lost culture in music that is suddenly, unexpectedly revived for audiences in Havana and around the world. Wenders makes his presence practically invisible, as if his directorial flourishes or off-screen narration might deflect attention from the artists, who do a fine job of telling their own stories through interviews and music. It's a loving portrait of a master class in Cuban music, with a vital cast of aging performers whose energy and passion belie their years. --Sean Axmaker
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