Buena Vista Social Club / 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.

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Road Movies Filmproduktion
Kintop Pictures (Firm)
Association relative à la télévision européenne
Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfica
Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Wenders, Wim (Director)
Felsberg, Ulrich (Producer)
Nayar, Deepak (Producer)
Cooder, Ry (Performer)
Ferrer, Ibrahim, 1927-2005 (Performer)
González, Rubén, 1919-2003 (Performer)
Ochoa, Eliades (Performer)
Portuondo, Omara (Performer)
Segundo, Compay (Performer)
López, Orlando, 1933-2009 (Performer)
Valdés, Amadito (Performer)
Mirabal Vázquez, Manuel, 1933- (Performer)
Torres, Barbarito (Performer)
Leyva, Pío (Performer)
Licea, Manuel, 1927-2000 (Performer)
Language:Spanish
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In Spanish and English with English subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment, [1999], ©1999.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Popular music > Cuba > 1991-2000.
Latin jazz > Cuba.
Dance music > Cuba.
Sones > Cuba.
Musicians > Cuba > Havana > Biography.
Musicians > Cuba > Havana > Interviews.
Documentary films.
Music videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Biography.
Interviews.
Documentary films.
Music videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
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.
Note: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.
Videorecording.
Call Number:M1681.C918 B83 1999 VideoDVD
AF4 D0008368 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: G.
ISBN:0784013314
9780784013311
Credits:Director of photography and steadicam, Jörg Widmer ; editor, Brian Johnson.
System Details:DVD, full screen (16:9) presentation; Dolby 5.1 surround.
Participant or Performer:
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.