Film1999105 min

Buena Vista Social Club

Name: Buena Vista Social Club
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1999
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer

Taste attributes: documentarymusicmusic/dancefresh & originalwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questsocial commentary

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"In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life."

Boxlist takeRealistic and fresh: a moving documentary, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

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.

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