Rent Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
3.8 of 5 from 121 ratings
1h 40min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Wim Wenders' recording of the Cuban all-stars band helped introduce the world to these consummately gifted, charismatic performers. In 1996, Ry Cooder helped bring together a group of legendary Cuban musicians under the banner of 'Buena Vista Social Club', the name of a popular 1940s members bar in Havana. On the announcement of a world tour, Wenders joined the band, recording them in concert. What emerges is a riveting portrait of a veteran band still at the top of their game.
- Actors:
- Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, Eliades Ochoa, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Omara Portuondo, Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, Amadito Valdés, Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal, Barbarito Torres, Pío Leyva, Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea, Juan de Marcos González, Octavio Calderon, Manuel Galbán, Heitor Goldflus, Carlos González, Salvador Repilado Labrada, Benito Suárez Magana
- Directors:
- Wim Wenders
- Producers:
- Ulrich Felsberg, Deepak Nayar
- Writers:
- Wim Wenders, Nick Gold
- Others:
- Martin Müller, Ulrich Felsberg, Jerry Boys
- Aka:
- Havana Rhapsody
- Studio:
- Video International
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
- Collections:
- Remembering Gena Rowlands, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Wim Wenders, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1999
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/08/2022
- Run Time:
- 105 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo, Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (1) of Buena Vista Social Club
Enchanting, soulful documentary of Cuban jazz musicians - Buena Vista Social Club review by BW
Buena Vista Social Club is an enchanting documentary by Wim Wenders of the Cuban music group that became a surprise global phenomenon in the late nineties. The film follows guitarist Ry Cooder and his musician son as they travel through Havana to meet some renowned jazz and samba musicians of the Cuban music scene. These musicians are 'getting on a bit' but as they regroup for recording their music glows with youth and energy. The shots of Havana are extraordinarily colourful as are the characters and faces of the musicians we come to meet. Watching this film years after its initial success, it can be seen as something modest, poetic and beautiful, a tribute to all concerned, not least director Wenders whose presence is so quiet here. A tender film for lovers of life and music.
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