In 1996, composer, producer, and guitar legend Ry Cooder entered Egrem Studios in Havana with the forgotten greats of Cuban music, many of them in their 60s and 70s, some of them long since retired. The resulting album, Buena Vista Social Club, became a Grammy-winning international bestseller. When Cooder returned to Havana in 1998 to record a solo album by 72-year-old vocalist Ibrahim Ferrer, filmmaker Wim Wenders was on hand to document the occasion. Wenders splits the film between portraits of the performers, who tell their stories directly to the camera as they wander the streets and neighborhoods of Havana, and a celebration of the music heard in performance scenes in the studio, in their first concert in Amsterdam, and in their second and final concert at Carnegie Hall. The songs are too often cut short in this fashion, but Buena Vista Social Club is not a concert film. 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. Wenders makes his presence practically invisible, as if his directorial flourishes or off-screen narration might deflect attention from the artists, who do a fine job of telling their own stories through interviews and music. It's a loving portrait of a master class in Cuban music, with a vital cast of aging performers whose energy and passion belie their years. --Sean Axmaker
You should see it, make no mistake this is a definite blockbuster!
Wow! I really loved the movie Buena Vista Social Club. The movie is absolutely stunning with top-notch graphics and visuals while Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal deliver some award-winning performances in this movie.
I also think Amadito Valds was great! The visuals and graphics make for some very realistic on screen special-effects but that is the beauty of the movie.When the movie wants to be funny it is funny, the same is true for when the movie needs to deliver its scary aspects.
I think Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal and Amadito Valds worked wonderful in Buena Vista Social Club. The great supporting cast includes Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal, Amadito Valds, Julio Alberto Fernndez, Juan de Marcos Gonzlez, Luis Barzaga.
I think Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal and Amadito Valds worked wonderful in Buena Vista Social Club. The great supporting cast includes Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal, Amadito Valds, Julio Alberto Fernndez, Juan de Marcos Gonzlez, Luis Barzaga.
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