Buena Vista Social Club [videorecording] / Road Movies Filmproduktion presents ; a Road Movies production in association with Kintop Pictures, ARTE and ICAIC ; a film by Wim Wenders ; produced by Ulrich Felsberg and Deepak Nayar ; directed by Wim Wenders.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Artisan Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
c1999
Description:
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Ry Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo, Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Amadito Valdés, Manuel Mirabal Vazquez, Barbaro Alberto Torres Delgado, Pío Leyva, Manuel Licea. DVD release of the 1999 motion picture. Special features: 4 additional scenes (performances of Candela and Cien fuegos tiene su guaguanco, an interview with Juan de Marcos, and Alberto Korda discussing his photographs), audio commentary by the director; theatrical trailer; biographical notes on the musicians and crew; production notes.
Summary:
In 1996, Ry Cooder went to Cuba, rediscovering talents of Cuba's foremost folk musicians, and then making a recording selling millions and earning a Grammy Award. Cooder now returns to Cuba with film maker Wim Wenders to reveal the stories, personalities, and music of the performers who collaborated on that recording. Includes live performances in Amsterdam and at Carnegie Hall.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.