Buena Vista Social Club
Wim Wenders' Oscar and BAFTA-nominated documentary following American guitarist Ry Cooder who brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning record in their native city of Havana. Wenders captures the musician's life stories as well as concert footage from gigs in Amsterdam and New York City's Carnegie Hall.
- Director:
- Wim Wenders ('Wings of Desire', 'Paris, Texas')
- Cast:
- Ry CooderIbrahim FerrerRubén GonzálezEliades OchoaOmara PortuondoCompay Segundo
Reviews & comments
Time Out
pressThe film-making is workmanlike and never gets in the way of the pleasure of seeing these incredible oldsters getting the standing ovations they've deserved all their lives.
Roger Ebert
pressThere's that constant humming undercurrent of adulation for Ry Cooder--who I am sure is a good man and a gifted musician and does not need to be shown so constantly that his presence becomes like product placement.
Time Out
pressThe film-making is workmanlike and never gets in the way of the pleasure of seeing these incredible oldsters getting the standing ovations they've deserved all their lives.
Roger Ebert
pressThere's that constant humming undercurrent of adulation for Ry Cooder--who I am sure is a good man and a gifted musician and does not need to be shown so constantly that his presence becomes like product placement.
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