| Description |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
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digital optical surround DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 rda |
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video file Blu-Ray region 1 rda |
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Documentary films. lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 866.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray, region A; widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio); DTS-HD 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
Spanish and English dialogue; sung in Spanish; with optional English SDH subtitles. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Jörg Widmer ; editor, Brian Johnson. |
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Editor, Brian Johnson ; director of photography, Jörg Widmer. |
| Performer |
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. |
| Note |
Originally released as a documentary in 1999. |
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Wide screen (1.77:1). |
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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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Buena Vista Social Club (Musical group) -- Videodiscs.
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Popular music -- Cuba -- 1991-2000 -- Videodiscs.
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Dance music -- Cuba -- Videodiscs.
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Jazz -- Cuba -- 1991-2000 -- Videodiscs.
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Musicians -- Cuba -- Havana -- Biography -- Videodiscs.
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Musicians -- Cuba -- Havana -- Interviews -- Videodiscs.
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| Chronological Term |
1991-2000 -- Videodiscs. |
| Subject |
Spanish language materials. |
| Genre |
Documentary films.
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Concert films.
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Biographical films.
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Feature films.
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Foreign films, Spanish.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Blu-ray discs.
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Spanish language materials.
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| Added Author |
Wenders, Wim, film director.
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Cooder, Ry, film producer, performer.
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Felsberg, Ulrich, film producer.
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Nayar, Deepak, film producer.
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Johnson, Brian (Film editor), editor of moving image work.
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Widmer, Jörg, director of photography.
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Buena Vista Social Club (Musical group), performer.
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Road Movies Filmproduktion, production company.
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Kintop Pictures (Firm), production company.
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Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfica, production company.
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Association relative à la télévision européenne, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781681432830 |
| Standard No. |
715515195713 |
| Music No. |
CC2746BD The Criterion Collection |
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