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With: Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzalez, Barbarito Torres, Omara Portuondo
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Written by: Wim Wenders
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Directed by: Wim Wenders
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MPAA Rating: G
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Language: English, Spanish with English subtitles
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Running Time: 106
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Date: 17/02/1999
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Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
Our Group in Havana
By Jeffrey M. Anderson Buy Buena Vista Social Club on DVD
Buena Vista Social Club follows the Grammy-winning Cuban supergroup of the same name in a wonderful, relaxed documentary directed by Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire). We're introduced to the band members -- ranging in age from their 40's to their 80's -- slowly over the course of the whole movie. We're also reminded that these artists had been all but forgotten until this band was formed by American guitarist Ry Cooder. Wenders, who adores music as much as movies, is not interested in too many hows, whys, whens, or wheres. He simply wants to spotlight this band and its stories, and he succeeds, although the movie uses only chopped-up parts of their enchanting songs.
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