Calle 54
by Fernando Trueba
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Actor: Arturo O'Farrill, Jim Seeley (II), Joe Gonzales (IV), Matt Hilgenberg, Rolando GuerreroDirector: Fernando Trueba
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-13
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Calle 54
Movie Review: A must-see film!!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Calle 54" is an excellent example of how a music documentary should be made: emphasis on the music and very little narration. The focus is on the musicians and their music. From the beginning of the film, where we listen to the inimitable Paquito D'Rivera to the touching duet between Bebo and Chucho Valdes at the end, Fernando Trueba allows us to experience the virtuosity of these excellent musicians unobstructed by over-the-top narration. My personal favorite scenes were the segments on Eliane Elias and Michel Camilo. What great musicians! You can clearly see that they enjoy what they do, and their passion and enthusiasm for their music is contagious! You would have to be a rock not to find yourself tapping your foot to the music.
If this film does not serve to introduce newcomers to the wonder of latin jazz, then I don't know what will.
Summary of Calle 54
In Calle 54, Madrid-based filmmaker Fernando Trueba explores the wide and wonderful world of Latin jazz: a hybrid genre that fuses the clave, samba, flamenco, merengue, and other rhythms from Africa, the Iberian peninsula, and the Americas. The film's Spanish title takes its name from Sony Music Studios located on 54th Street in Manhattan, where a who's who of musicians were filmed and recorded. They range from Brazilian bombshell keyboardist Eliane Elias and enigmatic Argentine tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri, to the fiery rumba group Puntilla y Nueva Generacion. The music and musicians of Cuba and Puerto Rico dominate this documentary, and the most touching scene is the emotional father-and-son reunion of Cuban pianists Bebo and Chucho Vald?s, who were separated by Fidel Castro's revolution. Sadly, the film features the last onscreen appearances by the late composer-arranger Chico O'Farrill and the legendary timbales master Tito Puente. Simply put, Calle 54 is a documentary that dances. --Eugene Holley Jr."Calle 54" invites everyone to experience the passion of Latin Jazz. It is a musical journey that captures the heart and soul of an entire culture. It features sounds that pulsate in hot backstreet clubs and recording studios from Miami to Havana the Bronx to Andalusia. A series of performances that reveal how these great Latin heroes use their extraordinary musical talent as a vehicle for storytelling protest sexuality and above all the celebration of life. It is an innovative tapestry of sound and imagery styles and rhythms from samba to pambiche to flamenco.System Requirements:Starring: Cachao Michel Camilo Paquito D'Rivera Eliane Elias Tito Puente and Chucho Valdes. Directed By: Fernando Trueba. Running Time: 105 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2001 Buena Vista.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: G UPC: 786936153675 Manufacturer No: 02259700
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