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Epicurus.com - Buena Vista Social Club
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List Price: $9.98
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Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Starring: Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, Eliades Ochoa, Ry Cooder
Directed By: Wim Wenders
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Lions Gate
EAN: 9780784013311
Format: Anamorphic
ISBN: 0784013314
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2000-10-17
Running Time: 105
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: 1999-06-04
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Editorial Reviews:
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Take a spellbinding journey into the fascinating lives and passionate musical power of the buean vista social club the legendary cuban musicians whose grammy award-winning album sparked an international musical phenomenon. Additional concert footage. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 03/11/2008 Starring: Ry Cooder Ruben Gonzalez Run time: 105 minutes Rating: G Director: Wim Wenders
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Summary: Giants in Havana
Comment: The perfect story for the most amazing performers in Latin America and the Caribbean. A must have.
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Summary: Bittersweet Symphony
Comment: Wim Wenders' "Buena Vista Social Club" is a masterpiece. American blues guitarist Ry Cooder goes to Cuba,in search of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club. He comes to an impoverished, aging country. The clubs are long gone, living only in memories. Miraculously, Cooder finds living remnants of Cuba's musical scene-Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzales, Compay Segundo, and the singer Omara Portuoundo. Their music is bittersweet. They sing of joys long vanished, of a freer time. Ry Cooder doesn't glamorize Cuba's squalor,nor the repression that drove its musicians underground.
"Buena Vista Social Club" shows musicians who are young at heart. Quite a few have since passed away since this film's release nearly a decade ago. The opening,the haunting "Chan Chan",sends chills down the spine. "Veinte Anos" is an amazing ballad of unrequited love (when I saw this movie in college,I sang along-it's that powerful) The conclusion is powerful when the musicians come to the US and perform at Carnegie Hall. Ironically, and sadly,the "Buena Vista Social Club" was barred from entry to the US after 9/11 since they were branded as "propagandists" for the Castro regime. Anyone who has heard their music knows that they sing about love and loss, joy and sorrow... not politics. They are musicians whose golden years are truly golden.
"Buena Vista Social Club" is a soothing bittersweet symphony for the eyes and the soul. It's impossible to watch this documentary without being moved. It's music that speaks to the heart. The musicians are elderly,their song is timeless.
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Summary: What an experience!
Comment: Thank you, Ry Cooder for tracking done these hidden legends and documenting them before some of them disappeared.
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Summary: Cuban Legacy Music !
Comment: I have several copies of this wonderful Cuban Music, one for the car, one for the house, etc. I have also purchased the DVD on the making of the CD by Ry Cooder. This is a lasting memory of what was a beautiful era in Cuban Music. You don't need to understand Spanish to appreciate the glory of the sounds that come out of this band of legends. A must have for any music collection !
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Summary: great for the classroom!
Comment: I show this movie in my High School Spanish class! Kids love it and have often downloaded the music onto their ipods!
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