Buena Vista Social Club
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Wenders, Wim film director.
Cooder, Ry, film producer,
Felsberg, Ulrich, film producer.
Nayar, Deepak, film producer.
Johnson, Brian (Film editor), editor of moving image work.
Cooder, Ry, film producer,
Felsberg, Ulrich, film producer.
Nayar, Deepak, film producer.
Johnson, Brian (Film editor), editor of moving image work.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
ISBN
9781681432830, 1681432838
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Homewood Public Library District - Stacks | BLU-RAY-FEATURE DOC 781.65 BUE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical films.
Biographies.
Buena Vista Social Club (Musical group)
Concert films.
Dance music -- Cuba.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Interviews.
Jazz -- Cuba -- 1991-2000.
Musicians -- Cuba -- Havana -- Biography.
Musicians -- Cuba -- Havana -- Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Popular music -- Cuba -- 1991-2000.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Biographies.
Buena Vista Social Club (Musical group)
Concert films.
Dance music -- Cuba.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Interviews.
Jazz -- Cuba -- 1991-2000.
Musicians -- Cuba -- Havana -- Biography.
Musicians -- Cuba -- Havana -- Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Popular music -- Cuba -- 1991-2000.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray disc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
Spanish
ISBN
9781681432830, 1681432838
UPC
715515195713
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a documentary in 1999.
General Note
Wide screen (1.77:1).
General Note
Special features: audio commentary from 1999 featuring director Wim Wenders; December 2016 interview with Wenders; interview from 1998 interview for the television program Las claves with musician Compay Segundo on his career and the Cuban music scene; radio interviews from 2000 with Eliades Ochoa, Manuel "Puntillita" Licea, Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, Juan de Marcos González, Omara Portuondo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Barbarito Torres, Pío Leyva, Rubén González, Manuel Galbán, and Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés; additional scenes ("Candela," Amsterdam; Alberto Korda's photographs; interview with Juan de Marcos González; "Cienfuegos tiene su guaguancó," EGREM Studios); trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Editor, Brian Johnson ; director of photography, Jörg Widmer.
Participants/Performers
Featuring Buena Vista Social Club: Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, Rubén González, Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Amadito Valdés, Manuuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, Barbarito Torres, Pío Leyva, Manuel "Puntillita" Licea, Juan de Marcos González.
Description
In 1996, Ry Cooder went to Cuba, rediscovering talents of Cuba's foremost musicians and making a recording with them that sold millions and earned a Grammy Award. Cooder now returns to Cuba with filmmaker 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.
Target Audience
Rating: G.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A; widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio); DTS-HD 5.1 surround; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Spanish and English dialogue; sung in Spanish; with optional English SDH subtitles.
Local note
BLU-RAY
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wenders, W., Cooder, R., Felsberg, U., Nayar, D., Johnson, B. (. e., & Widmer, J. (2017). Buena Vista Social Club (Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wim Wenders et al.. 2017. Buena Vista Social Club. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wim Wenders et al.. Buena Vista Social Club The Criterion Collection, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wenders, Wim, et al. Buena Vista Social Club Director-approved Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2017.
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