Buena Vista Social Club (1999 Documentary)
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Show Notes
The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1999 features our documentary pick, Wim Wenders’ Buena Vista Social Club. Directed by Wim Wenders and featuring a group of legendary Cuban musicians, Buena Vista Social Club was nominated for the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-buena-vista-social-club-1999), Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-04-ca-43949-story.html), and Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/1999/06/11/buena-vista-social-club-3/).
Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1999 installment, featuring Josh’s personal pick, David Fincher’s Fight Club.