Jul 30, 2014 the original buena vista social club album was recorded for world circuit records over six days at the vintage egrem studios in havana. Buena vista social club the making of short film 11 mins. Buena vista social club 1999 the criterion collection. The film is an international coproduction of germany, the united states, the united kingdom, france, and cuba. Also evident throughout is the respect that wenders and cooder hold for their subject. The film is a collaboration between wenders and the composer and rock musician ry cooder, whose film scores include wenderss paris, texas, 10 walter hill pictures and primary colors, but the film. Yes, he is the godfather of this project, and there would be no film and no buena vista social club without him.
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 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. With compay segundo, ibrahim ferrer, ruben gonzalez, octavio calderon. You can watch this full movie free with english subtitles on movie television channels, renting the dvd or with vod services video on demand player, hulu and ppv pay per view, netflix.
Pre order now the original buena vista social club album was recorded for. You can watch buena vista social club online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Buena vista social club music, videos, stats, and photos. Buena vista social club 2x lp released 23rd october 2015. Buena vista social club is a 1999 documentary film directed by wim wenders about the music of cuba. As cuban revolutions go, it was an entirely peaceable uprising but its impact could not have been more profound. Along with an academy award nomination for best documentary film, buena vista social club won the same category at the european film awards, the german film prize in gold, germanys golden camera, and the grand prize for film in brazil, as well as numerous other awards. Rent buena vista social club 1999 on dvd and bluray. When the musicians give concerts in amsterdam and at carnegie hall, the onstage footage keeps returning to a single repetitive camera move. Cooder wanted to record his material for ibrahim ferrers solo album at a studio therefollowing the first buena vista social club cd which. Buena vista social club a wim wenders film documentary nonusa format pal region 4 import australia 1999.
Telecharger buena vista social club film complet en. It is named for a danzon that became the title piece of the album buena vista social club. Buena vista social club at carnegie hall is only the second album ever released by the original buena vista social club. Adios is a movie genre documentary, was released in may 26, 2017. When the malians couldnt get visas, the team turned their attention to reviving a forgotten generation of legendary son cubano musicians. Buena vista social club, full movie full movie 1999.
Buena vista social club at carnegie hall buena vista. Rent buena vista social club 1999 starring ry cooder and ibrahim ferrer on dvd and bluray. Buena vista social club is appropriate and enjoyable for all ages, although younger children might be bored by its pace. Buena vista social club havanna 2015 cuba hd youtube. Adios 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. On the release of the buena vista social club album in 1997, few outside the specialist world music audience initially took much notice of the records elegantly sculpted tunes and warm, acoustic rhythms. Without commercial breaks, the full movie buena vista social club has a duration of 105 minutes. The havana recordings produced the worldwide bestseller buena vista social club named for a longforgotten gathering place of prerevolutionary times. Traveling from the streets of havana to the stage of carnegie hall, this revelatory documentary captures a forgotten generation of cubas brightest musical talents as they enjoy an unexpected encounter with world fame. The enthusiasm that surrounded the buena vista social club album soon became apparent. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1999 movies 1999. Buena vista social club by wim wenders ry cooder, compay. 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. Buena vista social club the making of short film 11.
Buena vista social club with a small film crew, wim wenders accompanied his old friend ry cooder, who had previously written the music for paris, texas and end of violence, on a trip to havana. Aug 11, 2010 49 videos play all buena vista social club 1999 full movie nahajayauahhaja kiaajauajajjakajim cuba feliz lagrimas negras lyric added duration. 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. Buena vista social club probably would have been just as successful had it been merely a filmed record of the various performances, but the interviews give the film an extra character, revealing layers to the artists that a simple concert picture never could.
They named the group after the homonymous members club in the buenavista quarter of havana, a popular music venue in the 1940s. 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. 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. Released in 1997, the album went on to become a worldwide. Buena vista social club 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Revisit with the remaining original members of the buena vista social club and explore their contribution to the unknown history of cuba. Telecharger buena vista social club film francais torrent complet telecharger buena vista social club dvdrip films qualite hd buena vista social club telechargement less. Despite its success, it remains the only standard studio album exclusively credited to the buena vista social club. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Cast buena vista social club 1999 compay segundo filmography. Traveling from the streets of havana to the stage of carnegie hall, this revelatory documentary captures a forgotten generation of cubas brightest musical talents as they enjoy an unexpected brush with world fame. 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 chan chan official audio youtube.
Traveling from the streets of havana to the stage of carnegie hall, this revelatory documentary captures a forgotten. The musicians of the buena vista social club exposed the world to cubas vibrant culture with their landmark 1997 album. 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. Shot mainly in cuba, the film also features concert footage from the groups only performances in the carre theatre, amsterdam and carnegie hall, new york.
Buena vista social club film local business facebook. Oct 06, 2008 download one of the tracks from buena vista social clubs legendary performance at new yorks carnegie hall how to listen to podcasts. Buena vista social club is an ensemble of cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the music of prerevolutionary cuba. It was recorded at havanas egrem studios in march 1996 and released on september 16, 1997, on world circuit. 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. With ibrahim ferrer, omara portuondo, eliades ochoa, barbarito torres. Buena vista social club the making of short film 11 mins duration. Adios 2017 full movie online 123movies go123movies. If theres any disappointment with buena vista social club, its that the film frequently gets in the way of its subject. We see enough of the havana streets with their precastro corroding american cars and of the dilapidated grand old architecture to want to see more. Buena vista social club full album by miguel angel guzman. Now, against the backdrop of cubas captivating musical history, hear the.