movie
1999 · Germany, United States, United Kingdom, France, Cuba
Buena Vista Social Club
Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Age rating
- G
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom, France, Cuba
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana. The result is a spectacular compilation of concert footage from the group's gigs in Amsterdam and New York City's famed Carnegie Hall, with director Wim Wenders capturing not only the music -- but also the musicians' life stories.
- cuba
- havana
- cuba
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Ibrahim Ferrer — Self
- Omara Portuondo — Self
- Rubén González — Self
- Orlando 'Cachaíto' López — Self
- Amadito Valdés — Self
- Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal — Self
- Barbarito Torres — Self
- Pío Leyva — Self
- Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea — Self
- Juan de Marcos González — Self
- Lázaro Villa — Self
- Directed
- Wim Wenders
- Written
- Wim Wenders
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 384 ratings
- Studio
- Kintop Pictures, Road Movies
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
movie · 2021Heroes: Silence and Rock & Roll
The closest of them.
The Mambo Kings
movie · 1992
The Last Waltz
movie · 1978
Juan Gabriel en el Palacio de Bellas Artes
movie · 1990
The Boy from Medellín
movie · 2020
El Cantante
movie · 2006
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
movie · 2005
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
movie · 2021