Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.

TMDb

7.5

04/06/1999 • 1h 45m
original-title

Buena Vista Social Club

status

Released

production-companies

Kintop Pictures

ICAIC

ARTE

Wim Wenders Stiftung

Road Movies

Film4 Productions

original-language

English

budget

-

revenue

-

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.

director
production-countries

Cuba

France

Germany

United Kingdom

United States of America

spoken-languages

English

Spanish

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