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Documentary focusing on the relationship between American music star Ry Cooder and a veteran group of Cuban musicians. Cooder worked to reunite as many of Havana's old guard as possible, first for the hugely successful Buena Vista Social Club album, and then for another record and shows in Havana, New York and Amsterdam. Here band members are interviewed, including the 90 year old guitarist Compay... See Full Description
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Documentary and Musical/Performing Arts |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 44 min. |
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| Release Date: |
June 4, 1999 NY/LA |
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| MPAA Rating: |
G |
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$6,997,620 |
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| Critics Reviews |
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N/A
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CBC Infoculture,
"'Buena Vista Social Club' was a movie that only felt half there." Full Review...
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New York Times: 'Buena Vista Social Club': A Cuban Band's Testament to the Powers of the Music,
"The most incandescent moment in Wim Wenders' exhilarating documentary portrait of the Cuban ensemble 'Buena Vista Social Club' is a concert performance of the song 'El Cuarto de Tula' filmed last July at Carnegie Hall." Full Review...
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Village Voice: Havana Great Time,
"Like the vintage hand-tinted postcards it resembles, Wim Wenders's film about the 'Buena Vista Social Club'— the dozen or so aging Cuban singers and musicians who recorded the mellifluous million-selling album of the same name— feels like a timeless blast from the past." Full Review...
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