Buena Vista Social Club [videorecording] / a Road Movies production in association with Kintop Pictures, ARTE, and ICAIC ; a film by Wim Wenders ; produced by Ulrich Felsberg and Deepak Nayar. - Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment, c1999. - 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

DVD release of the 1999 motion picture. DVD bonus features includes: 4 additional scenes (performances of Candela and Cien fuegos tiene su guaguanco, an interview with Juan de Marcos, and Alberto Korda discussing his photographs), audio commentary by the director, theatrical trailer, and biographical notes on the musicians and crew, and production notes.

Director of photography, Jčorg Widmer ; editor, Brian Johnson. Director of photography, Jčorg Widmer ; editor, Brian Johnson.

Ry Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubâen Gonzâalez, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo, Orlando "Cachaâito" Lâopez, Amadito Valdâes, Manuel Mirabal Vazquez, Barbaro Alberto Torres Delgado, Pâio Leyva, Manuel Licea.

In 1996, Ry Cooder went to Cuba to search for buried treasure. His recording featuring the re-discovered talents of Cuba's foremost folk musicians sold millions and earned a Grammy Award. Cooder now returns to Cuba with film maker 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.

MPAA rating: G.


DVD, full screen (16:9) presentation; Dolby 5.1 surround.


In Spanish and English with English subtitles.
Closed-captioned.

0784013314 9780784013311

012236101765

10176 Artisan Home Entertainment


Popular music--Cuba--1991-2000.
Latin jazz--Cuba.
Dance music--Cuba.
Sones--Cuba.
Musicians--Cuba--Havana--Biography.
Musicians--Cuba--Havana--Interviews.
Mâusicos--Cuba--Habana--Biografâia.


Documentary films.
Music videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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