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In 1996, Ry Cooder went to Cuba, rediscovering talents of Cuba's foremost folk musicians, and then making a recording selling millions and earning a Grammy Award. Cooder now returns to Cuba with fi...
In 1996, Ry Cooder went to Cuba, rediscovering talents of Cuba's foremost folk musicians, and then making a recording selling millions and earning 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.
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- Creator
- Road Movies Filmproduktion presents ; a Road Movies production in association with Kintop Pictures, ARTE and ICAIC ; a film by Wim Wenders ; produced by Ulrich Felsberg and Deepak Nayar ; directed by Wim Wenders
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Contributors
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- Wenders, Wim, director
- Felsberg, Ulrich, producer
- Nayar, Deepak, producer
- Cooder, Ry, performer
- Ferrer, Ibrahim, 1927-2005, performer
- González, Rubén, 1919-2003, performer
- Ochoa, Eliades, performer
- Portuondo, Omara, performer
- Segundo, Compay, performer
- López, Orlando, 1933-2009, performer
- Valdés, Amadito, performer
- Mirabal Vázquez, Manuel, 1933- performer
- Torres, Barbarito, performer
- Leyva, Pío, performer
- Licea, Manuel, 1927-2000, performer
- Road Movies Filmproduktion
- Kintop Pictures (Firm)
- Association relative à la télévision européenne
- Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfica
- Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Publication
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- Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment, [1999]
- ©1999
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 0784013314, 9780784013311
- OCLC
- ocm43190876
- Credits
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- Ry Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo, Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Amadito Valdés, Manuel Mirabal Vazquez, Barbaro Alberto Torres Delgado, Pío Leyva, Manuel Licea
- Director of photography and steadicam, Jörg Widmer ; editor, Brian Johnson
- DVD release of the 1999 motion picture.
- Special features: 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; biographical notes on the musicians and crew; production notes.
- DVD, full screen (16:9) presentation; Dolby 5.1 surround.
- In Spanish and English with English subtitles.
- Closed-captioned.
- Special features: Audio commentary featuring director Wim Wenders -- Theatrical trailer -- Crew information -- Musician information -- Production notes -- Interactive menus -- Scene sccess -- Additional scenes -- Language: Spanish 5.1 Dolby digital -- Subtitles: English