Streaming your favourite documentaries and indie features in 1996, composer, producer. 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. Rent buena vista social club 1999 on dvd and bluray dvd. Buena vista social club is also the most joyous celebration of the sights, sounds and aromas of latin culture by sympathetic northern outsiders since the once very highly praised but today rather underrated frenchbrazilian academy award and palme dor winner orfeu negro black orpheus, marcel camus, 1959. Joachim cooder and ry cooder in buena vista social club 1999 wim wenders. 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. See the full list of buena vista social club cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Buena vista social club at carnegie hall by buena vista. The songs are too often cut short in this fashion, but buena vista social club is not a concert film. Buena vista social club is more about the covering of an event the release of the grammywinning recording and its aftermath than the event itself. Telecharger 700 buena vista social club 1999 en streaming vf.
The buena vista social club creates a musical experience that transcends time and place. 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. With compay segundo, ibrahim ferrer, ruben gonzalez, octavio calderon. In this film, we see and hear some of the songs being recorded in havana. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. When the musicians give concerts in amsterdam and at carnegie hall, the onstage footage keeps returning to a single repetitive camera move. 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. And we hear enough of the music to wish complete exposure if not immersion in its. Buena vista social club 1999 cast and crew moviefone.
I remember buena vista social club and kept one of the songs in my mind chan chan and i was delighted that it was the first song on the cd. The year 1999 in film included stanley kubricks final film eyes wide shut, pedro almodovars first oscarwinning film all about my mother, the sciencefiction hit the matrix, the deep canvaspioneering disney animated feature tarzan and best picturewinner american beauty and the wellreceived the green mile, as well as the animated works toy story 2, stuart little, the iron giant and south. Jun 22, 2018 regarder buena vista social club en streaming complet vf 1999 musique. 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. Buena vista social club the making of short film 11 mins duration. Ry cooder and wim wenders interview on buena vista social. Apr 17, 2017 the veteran vocalists and instrumentalists collaborated with american guitarist and rootsmusic champion ry cooder to form the buena vista social club, playing a jazzinflected mix of chacha. Buena vista social club soundtrack cd details and availability. En 1999, wim wenders sortait buena vista social club. If you are already a fan, this is a must have cd set for the events historical value. Buena vista social club script transcript from the.
The resulting album, buena vista social club, became a grammywinning international bestseller. Renowned cuban musicians of all ages gathered to create a grammywinning album. 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. Yes, he is the godfather of this project, and there would be no film and no buena vista social club without him. Buena vista social club 1999 buena vista social club 1999 the image could not be loaded. Inspired by these colourful characters and their extraordinary music, wenders film. It was recorded at havanas egrem studios in march 1996 and released on september 16, 1997, on world circuit. Rent buena vista social club 1999 starring ry cooder and ibrahim ferrer on dvd and bluray. As a consequence, the music itself takes up residence in the spectators consciousness, complemented but not replaced by the accompanying images. Wim wenders, elmo weber, ry cooder, russell farmarco, harper hug, and brian johnson in buena vista social club 1999. If theres any disappointment with buena vista social club, its that the film frequently gets in the way of its subject. Buena vista social club the making of short film 11.
Finally, the buena vista social club script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the wim wenders documentary movie about cuban musicians. The original buena vista social club album was recorded for world circuit records by ry cooder and nick gold over seven days in havana in 1996, bringing together many of the great names of the golden age of cuban music in the 1950s, several of whom were coaxed out of retirement for the sessions. Buena vista social club buena vista social club at carnegie hall full album. Buena vista social club 1999 the criterion collection. It is named for a danzon that became the title piece of the album buena vista social club. Buena vista social club film local business facebook. Regarder buena vista social club 1999 en streaming complet vf. Buena vista social club 1999 watch on hbo or streaming. Buena vista social club 1999 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Salsoteca club social buena vista bar santiago, chile. In 1996 ry cooder gathered together some of the greatest names from the history of cuban. Wim wenders, who directed it, seems to have given his cameramen a few basic instructions which they follow over and over again for the entire. Buena vista social club is appropriate and enjoyable for all ages, although younger children might be bored by its pace.
The film is short on biographical details and the history of the music, and long on. If theres any disappointment with buena vista social club, its that the film. In 1999 wim wenders released his documentary of the same name, in which he profiles the legendary buena vista social club musicians. And we hear enough of the music to wish complete exposure if not immersion in its charms.
The film is an international coproduction of germany, the united states, the united kingdom, france, and cuba. Buena vista social club 1999 the movie database tmdb. Now 1999 is quite a long time ago in the life of the bvsc, so dont expect as i. 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. Rent buena vista social club 1999 on dvd and bluray. Telecharger buena vista social club film complet en francais.
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. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of buena vista social club. Buena vista social club has a very high rotten tomatoes critics score of 91% and a high imdb audience rating of 7. Lucy walkers documentary usefully fills in gaps left by the wildly successful 1999 wim wenders film about the band and its few ageing survivors this thoughtful if somewhat scattered documentary takes a last look at the hugely influential buena vista social club phenomenon, a project that started out as an album recording tracks by ageing cuban musicians brought together by british. The veteran vocalists and instrumentalists collaborated with american guitarist and rootsmusic champion ry cooder to form the buena vista social club, playing a jazzinflected mix of chacha, mambo, bolero, and other traditional latin american styles, and recording an album that won a grammy and made them an international phenomenon. 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. One more thing when i want to dance i put on this cd, i love the afrocuban beat, i can also sit and listen to it for hours, it makes me feel like i am in cuba. 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. Buena vista social club is a 1999 documentary film directed by wim wenders about the music of cuba.
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