Cuba, a place full of desire, passion, determination, and pride, there is a group of elderly musicians: Campe Sigandu, 90, Ibrahim Ferrer, 70, 80 Ruben Gonzalez and Omara Pedoondo, known as "Edith Piaf of Cuba". With their talented musical cells, they finally have the opportunity to leave their homeland, get rid of the shackles, cross the barriers, and enter the United States, where they have been violent with Cuba for 40 years, and were invited to perform at Carnegie Hall. "Buena Vista Social Club" truly records this musical and spiritual journey.
Wenders’ music partner Le Kudder discovered the orchestra that has been well-known in Cuba for many years on a trip to Cuba, and the touching story behind it. Lei Kud persuaded Wenders to take a large team to Havana in 1998. They record the figure and musical life of the old artists in the orchestra. Among the musical characters, the film lightly brings the scene of the Cuban Revolution 40 years after the Cuban Revolution. The love and entanglement between Cuba and the United States are painted in light colors. The old artists in the film, in addition to the violent release of music, have more Many humorous and cute conversations, let Wenders catch them wisely, and sometimes laugh with them, sometimes choked up tears. Under Wenders’s lens, Cuba and the United States continue the dialogue of Ibrahim. Cuba is a small country, but it proudly confronts all the good and the bad, such as the brilliant philosopher, Ibrahim speaks with singing. Forty years of loneliness in Cuba.
Buena Vista Social Club lead singer Ibrahim Ferrer (Ibrahim Ferrer) died in Havana on August 6 at the age of 78.
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