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Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 4, 1999

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Documentary, Music

User Score

75%

Original Title

Buena Vista Social Club

Production Companies

Kintop Pictures, ICAIC, ARTE, Wim Wenders Stiftung, Road Movies, Film4 Productions

Director

Wim Wenders

Description

In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana. The result is a spectacular compilation of concert footage from the group's gigs in Amsterdam and New York City's famed Carnegie Hall, with director Wim Wenders capturing not only the music -- but also the musicians' life stories.