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Buena Vista Social Club
Title
Buena Vista Social Club / Road Movies Filmproduktion presents a film by Wim Wenders ; a Road Movies production in association with Kintop Pictures, Arte, and ICAIC ; produced by Ry Cooder ; produced by Ulrich Felsberg and Deepak Nayar ; directed by Wim Wenders.
ISBN
9781681432830
1681432838
Edition
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Publication
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2017]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Notes
Originally released as a documentary in 1999.
Wide screen (1.77:1).
Special features: audio commentary from 1999 featuring director Wim Wenders; December 2016 interview with Wenders; interview from 1998 interview for the television program Las claves with musician Compay Segundo on his career and the Cuban music scene; radio interviews from 2000 with Eliades Ochoa, Manuel "Puntillita" Licea, Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, Juan de Marcos González, Omara Portuondo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Barbarito Torres, Pío Leyva, Rubén González, Manuel Galbán, and Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés; additional scenes ("Candela," Amsterdam; Alberto Korda's photographs; interview with Juan de Marcos González; "Cienfuegos tiene su guaguancó," EGREM Studios); trailer.
Editor, Brian Johnson ; director of photography, Jörg Widmer.
Spanish and English dialogue; sung in Spanish; with optional English SDH subtitles.
Summary
In 1996, Ry Cooder went to Cuba, rediscovering talents of Cuba's foremost musicians and making a recording with them that sold millions and earned a Grammy Award. Cooder now returns to Cuba with filmmaker Wim Wenders to reveal the stories, personalities, and music of the performers who collaborated on that recording. Includes live performances in Amsterdam and at Carnegie Hall.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Spanish; English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2018
Series
The Criterion collection ; 866
Credits
Editor, Brian Johnson ; director of photography, Jörg Widmer.
Performers
Featuring Buena Vista Social Club: Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, Rubén González, Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Amadito Valdés, Manuuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, Barbarito Torres, Pío Leyva, Manuel "Puntillita" Licea, Juan de Marcos González.
System details note
Blu-ray, region A; widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio); DTS-HD 5.1 surround; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience
Rating: G.
Videorecording number
CC2746BD The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biographical films.
Biography.
Concert films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Concert films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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