Pros: A rare look at the country where Afro-Cuban/Latin music was born, and some of the people who gave birth to it Cons: Ricky Martin-style music is STILL more popular than the culturally authentic music shown here
It is a rare thing to be able to take an inside look at the country and people who gave birth to Afro-Cuban music; most casual Latin music fans don't realize that Tito Puente did NOT develop it, even though he made it popular in the US. Buena Vista...
Pros: subtle touches, the music, the warmth, the poetry of these musicians playing for us and for themselves. Cons: Wish we had a more recent update at end of film.
Wim Wenders very subtly shows us little glimpses of Cuba. He takes us briefly to a once prosperous neighborhood, now fallen into complete dis-repair. He shows us a few of the people most of us would never be able to see otherwise. I presume he would...
Pros: Great music, introductions to artists most of us have never heard of Cons: Not really all that much behind the curtain
The Buena Vista Social Club is a documentary about Ry Cooder's efforts to record some legends of Cuban music. For reasons that aren't really explained, many of these musicians hadn't been thought of or performed in over ten years. Director Wim...
Pros: Great music included. Great plot. Cons: Great music included. Great plot.
Ry Cooder has made an impressive contribution to film music. In addition to actively performing and recording outside the world of cinema, he composed music for 15 films during the 1980s and 1990s. These include memorable soundtracks such as those for...
Pros: Great movie with great music. Cons: Some people do not like documentaries.
Buena Vista Social Club can be enjoyed on three distinct levels. The first and most obvious level is the story of a group of aged but still great musicians who are given a chance to recapture a bit of their youth by sharing their music with a new...
Pros: Excellent music, touching stories Cons: If you hate subtitles, just buy the record
Have you ever seen a movie that fills you with joy? That makes you want to leap up and dance out of the theater? That, simply put, makes you glad to be alive?
If not, run out and find a theater that's playing "Buena Vista Social...
Pros: Interesting zest by those featured, both for music and for life Cons: Subtitles (it's filmed in Cuba) with some English
Stick with this film. It slowly grows on you, despite a slow beginning; but then that's what this film was all about, about just slowing down and enjoying the music. Watching these glimpses of elderly singers and musicians, you soon realize that these...
Pros: Wonderful sounds and shows, a great insight in a slice of Cuban musical traditions. Cons: So many musicians elsewhere in the world who also deserve exposure and respect.
A small slice of the musical culture in Cuba, this film gives insight into a world of sonic and emotional culture that exists beyond the commercial distractions typical of the music business today. The music and performances captured in this film are as...
Pros: Great music. Real musicians and their stories. Cons: I would have liked to have seen more of the performances.
This is my first review on Epinions. I am very happy to have the opportunity to review a movie that I loved so much.
I first heard of the Buena Vista Social Club on the radio. Terri Gross was interviewing Ry Cooder on Fresh Air, an NPR daily...
Pros: Moves quickly, yet gives each musician his moment in the sun Cons: Almost no song is performed all the way through!
I admit it--I had to be dragged to see this documentary. First of all, the fact that it was a documentary was a major turn-off. Added to that was the fact that it was about a bunch of old Cuban musicians I had never heard of! But that's the whole charm...
Pros: The Music Cons: Lack of in-depth political discourse
They must be doing something right in Cuba. No doubt it is the music! At least the music of the great old timers who are resurrected here into a joyous recreation of the sounds of a people who reflect the tried and true spirit of tropical, radiant...
In English and Spanish
En Ingles y Espanol (perdoname las equivocaciones)
Somebody said to me, "you've got to hear this CD" and when I did it was so awesome! The music evolked thoughts, and feelings that were so indescribable....
Pros: first class entertainment! Cons: i didn't want it to end!
I recently went to The Royal Albert hall, to view and enjoy the musical delights of Ibrahim Ferrar and Ruben Gonzalez. It was a truly enjoyable evening, sat in the Bank Of England box, i looked clearly onto the stage, and enjoyed the show thorougly....
The Buena Vista Social Club, guitarist Ry Cooder s celebrated album featuring the recently re-discovered talents of Cuba s foremost folk musicians, so...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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