Buena Vista Social Club
1999 · 105 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 21,247 VOTES · DIR. Wim Wenders
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 491 lines
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00:00:01 This is a famous photo of mine
00:03:16 Look, you go up that way, and you'll find it
00:07:47 On that trunk over there. Orl might not make it
00:15:28 I say this because...
00:17:18 When he arrived, I had just sung that number. To loosen up
00:20:29 And that's how my love of Cuban music began
00:23:01 That's when my grandmother died
00:26:59 My name is Eliades Ochoa Bustamante
00:29:43 My days of passing the hat are over
00:32:25 But that's one I take with me. The one who begs
00:34:10 ...the good and the bad
00:45:25 I was ignored, so I lost touch
00:46:44 He'd gone to Europe
00:48:51 His band toured a lot in Mexico, and in Venezuela
00:51:49 I was shining my shoes at the time He said "What are you doing?"
00:53:26 He heard me...
00:56:14 And this is how I met Ruben
01:01:01 No one would remember lbrahim, Ruben, Compay Segundo
01:07:19 My name is Pio Leyva
01:09:04 We've lived here since then
01:20:05 Wheneverl askyou how, when and where...
01:23:21 See if I can remember his face
01:30:03 I've always longed...
01:36:10 SMI Converted by hyunee7@
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed491
Dialogue density4.7 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line01:36:10
Production Record
DirectorWim Wenders
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes21,247