Feature Length Documentary
Artisan Entertainment; Directed by Wim Wenders
Rated G; 105 minutes; 1999

This is a documentary of a group of famous Cuban jazz musicians who teamed up to bring their music to the world. In 1996, Award winning American guitarist Ry Cooder gathered together some of the greatest names from the history of Cuban music to collaborate on the best selling and Grammy winning album, "The Buena Vista Social Club." This ground-breaking documentary, inspired by the album, includes appearances by legendary performers Ry & Joaquim Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzales, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo and many other renowned Cuban Musicians. Documentary filmmaker Wim Wenders traveled to Havana, Cuba, to chronicle the cooperation and camaraderie between the musicians, as well as their dazzling sell-out concerts in Amsterdam and New York's Carnegie Hall in 1998.

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Reviews

"A special moment in time, one we don't want to end and one we're privileged to experience."
--Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES

"A breathtakingly vivid, loving portrait.!"
--Steffie Nelson, TIME OUT NY

"A rousing celebration of the strength of the human spirit."
--Judy Cantor, BILLBOARD

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