Monday, April 25, 2011

21 APRIL 2011 BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB


Cuando, en 1996, Ry Cooder viajó a Cuba para grabar un álbum con Ibrahim Ferrer y el resto de músicos que le habían acompañado antes en el disco Buena Vista Social Club y que en Cuba son conocidos como los Super-abuelos, Wenders le siguió con un reducido equipo de filmación. El cineasta alemán observó a los músicos en el estudio y rastreó sus vidas en La Habana, para después continuar rodando en Amsterdam, donde Buena Vista Social Club ofreció dos conciertos, y finalizar en Nueva York, con un recital espectacular en el legendario Carnerie Hall.

Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.


Academy Awards, USA

2000 Nominated Oscar Best Documentary, Features Wim Wenders Ulrich Felsberg
American Cinema Editors, USA

2000 Nominated Eddie Best Edited Documentary Film
Brian Johnson
Monica Anderson
BAFTA Awards

2000 Nominated Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music Ry Cooder
Nick Gold
BAFTA Film Award Best Film not in the English Language
Ulrich Felsberg
Deepak Nayar
Wim Wenders
Best Sound
Martin Müller
Jerry Boys
Bogey Awards, Germany

1999 Won Bogey Award (Senator Film (distributor) ).
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2000 Won Critics Choice Award Best Feature Documentary
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize

2001 Won Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)
Wim Wenders
Edinburgh International Film Festival

1999 Won Audience Award Wim Wenders
European Film Awards

1999 Won Best Documentary Award Wim Wenders
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2000 Won FFCC Award Best Documentary
German Film Awards

2000 Won Film Award in Gold Outstanding Documentary Film (Road Movies Filmproduktion).
Golden Camera, Germany

2000 Won Golden Camera Film – National Wim Wenders
Golden Trailer Awards

1999 Nominated Golden Trailer Best Documentary (Cimmazon Bacon O'Brien).
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2000 Won KCFCC Award Best Documentary
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2000 Nominated Sierra Award Best Documentary
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

1999 Won LAFCA Award Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film Wim Wenders Ry Cooder
National Board of Review, USA

1999 Won NBR Award Best Documentary
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

2000 Won NSFC Award Best Documentary
New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1999 Won NYFCC Award Best Non-Fiction Film
Norwegian International Film Festival

2000 Won Silver Clod Best Foreign Film of the Year (Beste Utenlandske Spillefilm) Wim Wenders
Online Film Critics Society Awards

2000 Won OFCS Award Best Documentary
Satellite Awards

2000 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Motion Picture, Documentary
Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Film Editing
Brian Johnson
Best Sound
Elmo Weber
Martin Müller
Jerry Boys
Seattle International Film Festival

1999 Won Golden Space Needle Award Best Documentary Wim Wenders
St. Petersburg Message to Man Film Festival

2000 Won Special Award Wim Wenders


HORA: 7:30 de la tarde.
DIA: Jueves, 28 de abril.
LUGAR:
Ver mapa History Corner; 450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 200.
SALA: 200-303 (tercer piso ).
SUBTITULOS: Sí, en Inglés.

Después de la película quedaremos en COHO CAFE en Stanford a eso de las 10:30 horas para cenar y tomar unas cervecitas.

WHEN: Thursday April 28st, at 7:30 PM.
WHERE:
See map History Corner; 450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 200.
ROOM: 200-303 (third floor).
SUBTITLES: Yes, in English.

Please join us after the film in COHO CAFE at Stanford. We usually meet around 10:30 pm for food and beer.

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