The original buena vista social club album was recorded for world circuit records over six days at the vintage egrem studios in havana. Wenders weaves the artist biographies with a glimpse of modern cuba remembering its past, capturing a lost culture in music that is suddenly, unexpectedly revived for audiences in havana and around the world. Rent buena vista social club 1999 starring ry cooder and ibrahim ferrer on dvd and bluray. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing buena vista social club 1999 near you. Buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the music of prerevolutionary cuba. Buena vista social club 1999 buena vista social club niemieckobrytyjsko amerykanskofrancuskokubanski film muzyczny z 1999 roku w.
Wenders film was released in june 1999 to critical acclaim, receiving an academy award. Buena vista social club is rated g which gives it the inherent challenge of creating an interesting movie with no swearing thanks to the subtitles, no violence and no visual sex. Warner chappell, ascap, cmrra, sony atv publishing, and 8 music rights societies. Buena vista social club havanna 2015 cuba hd youtube. Buena vista social club 1999 this is the life scene 67 movieclips. In 1996 ry cooder gathered together some of the greatest names from the history of cuban music to collaborate on the best selling and grammy winning album. Buena vista social club 1999 bringing the band together scene 57 movieclips by movieclips. Buena vista social club 1999 this documentary by lauded german filmmaker wim wenders follows renowned guitarist ry cooder and his son, joachim, as they travel to cuba and assemble a group of the. Buena vista social club at carnegie hall licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of nonesuch. Buena vista social club script transcript from the. The result is a spectacular compilation of concert footage from the groups gigs in amsterdam and new york citys famed carnegie hall, with director wim wenders capturing not. In 1996 ry cooder gathered together some of the greatest names from the history of cuban music to collaborate on the best selling and grammy winning album the buena vista social club. Wim wenders buena vista social club is a 1999 documentary about a group of incredibly talented cuban musicians and the journey of creating the successful and brilliant buena vista social club album.
Wim wenders documentary buena vista social club gets a new bluray edition from the criterion collection, who present it in the aspect ratio of about 1. Jun 27, 2011 buena vista social club at carnegie hall licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of nonesuch. Released in 1997, the album went on to become a worldwide. With compay segundo, ibrahim ferrer, ruben gonzalez, octavio calderon. Buena vista social club, full movie full movie 1999. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of buena vista social club. Yes, he is the godfather of this project, and there would be no film and no buena vista social club without him. Cast buena vista social club 1999 compay segundo filmography.
We see enough of the havana streets with their precastro corroding american cars and of the dilapidated grand old architecture to want to see more. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The film is an international coproduction of germany, the united states, the united kingdom, france, and cuba. Buena vista social club buena vista social club 2000. A theme wenders brings out both in the overexposed images of havana and also in the musical brilliance of these octogenarian and nonagenarian musicians who have for so long been neglected. Shot mainly in cuba, the film also features concert footage from the groups only performances in the carre theatre, amsterdam and carnegie hall, new york. The film offers a wonderful opportunity for parents to not only expose their children to diverse musical styles, but also to examples of people who, even in their twilight years some in their nineties, are very passionate and active musicians. I already had the cd for 2 years and it had urged me to search for more cuban music. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1999 movies 1999. Rent buena vista social club 1999 on dvd and bluray dvd.
You can watch buena vista social club online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Buena vista social club 1999 buena vista social club. Buena vista social club 1999 is a documentary film by wim wenders about the music of cuba. Buena vista social club 1999 directed by wim wenders. Cuba looks a little like the land that time forgot. Buena vista social club 1999 is available on netflix since. Now 1999 is quite a long time ago in the life of the bvsc, so dont expect as i.
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The other is an unashamed fan who makes promo videos for artists such as u2 and willie nelson, directs operas, and who lionised the dancer pina bausch in his film pina. Considering the digital video source i was expecting this to be interlaced, so i was surprised to see the image is presented in a progressive 1080p24hz. Wim wenderss buena vista social club 1999 introduced a wide new audience to the marvels of son cubano musicians and made international stars of ageing troubadours ibrahim ferrerthe cuban nat king coleruben gonzalez, omara portundo, and 93yearold guitarist compay segundo, among others. In this fascinating oscarnominated documentary, american guitarist ry cooder brings together a group of legendary cuban folk musicians some in their 90s to record a grammywinning cd in their native city of havana. Adios is director lucy walkers sequel to wim wenders awardwinning 1999 documentary buena vista social club. One makes difficult arthouse fare the goalkeepers fear of the penalty, beyond the clouds. Finally, the buena vista social club script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the wim wenders documentary movie about cuban musicians. It is named for a danzon that became the title piece of the album buena vista social club. Rent buena vista social club 1999 on dvd and bluray. Cooder wanted to record his material for ibrahim ferrers solo album at a studio therefollowing the recording of the first buena vista social club cd which had not yet been released at that time. With a small film crew, wim wenders accompanied his old friend ry cooder, who had written the music for paris, texas and the end of violence, on a trip to havana. Buena vista social club is a 1999 documentary film directed by wim wenders about the music of cuba.
Buena vista social club 1999 the movie database tmdb. I have to start off by talking about how magical the music was. It has been a pure joy to watch buena vista social club. Along with an academy award nomination for best documentary film, buena vista social club won the same category at the european film awards, the german film prize in gold, germanys golden camera, and the grand prize for film in brazil, as well as numerous other awards. The songs are too often cut short in this fashion, but buena vista social club is not a concert film. It is named for the buena vista social club in havana, a hotspot for cuban music in the 1940s. Aging cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following castros takeover of cuba, are brought out of retirement by ry cooder, who travelled to havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the. To see that there was a film about it, it was unbelievable. Buena vista social club is appropriate and enjoyable for all ages, although younger children might be bored by its pace. A magical yet very real place is given to us to explore in this film.
The buena vista social club, the album and the film is the story of a remarkable reliving of the classic era of cuban popular music, the resurrection of musical forms and personalities that have. The enthusiasm that surrounded the buena vista social club album soon became apparent. In addition, arsenio rodriguez dedicated buenavista en guaguanco to the same place. Mar 28, 2015 buena vista social club havanna 2015 cuba onderdeel van the best of cuba arke reizen. I, along with many others, have an overwhelming urge to go to cuba now and experience for. Overview essay about a music, an island, a history setting the stage for the buena vista social club from a golden era in havana to the latin boom of today. Buena vista social club havanna 2015 cuba onderdeel van the best of cuba arke reizen. A musical documentary, buena vista social club 1999 intercuts fascinating talkingheads footage and images of the old, by now decaying lustre of havana so vivid that one can almost inhale the smell of headspinning rum and rich tobacco, with wonderful concert material from european venues and carnegie hall to great overall effect. Buena vista social club chan chan official audio youtube. Buena vista social club buena vista social club at carnegie hall.