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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: 02/16/1999
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Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
Our Band in Havana
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Buena Vista Social Club follows the Grammy-winning Cuban supergroup of the same name in a wonderful, relaxed documentary directed by Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire). We're introduced to the band members -- ranging in age from their 40s to their 80s -- 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. The movie received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary.
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