Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

ALL 06/04/1999 (en) Documentary, Music 105 Min
  • Release
    06/04/1999
  • Production
    Kintop Pictures, ICAIC, ARTE, Wim Wenders Stiftung, Road Movies, Film4 Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    75.08%
  • Original title
    Buena Vista Social Club
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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

Overview

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.

  1. Wim Wenders

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Brian Johnson

    Editor



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Buena Vista Social Club (1999) 105 Min

ALL 06/04/1999 (en)
Documentary, Music
  • Release 06/04/1999
  • Production
    Kintop Pictures, ICAIC, ARTE, Wim Wenders Stiftung, Road Movies, Film4 Productions
  • Original title Buena Vista Social Club
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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

Overview

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.

  1. Wim Wenders

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Brian Johnson

    Editor

  4. Deepak Nayar, Ulrich Felsberg

    Producer