Buena Vista Social Club

7.5 / 10

(304 votes)

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.

Country:

Cuba,

France,

Germany,

United Kingdom,

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary,

Music

Duration:

105 minutes

Year:

1999

Director:

Wim Wenders

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Company:

Kintop Pictures,

ICAIC,

ARTE,

Wim Wenders Stiftung,

Road Movies,

Film4 Productions

Cast:
Compay Segundo

Self

Eliades Ochoa

Self

Ry Cooder

Self

Joachim Cooder

Self

Ibrahim Ferrer

Self

Crew:
Wim Wenders

Director

Wim Wenders

Screenplay

Ulrich Felsberg

Producer

Deepak Nayar

Producer

Jörg Widmer

Director of Photography