Buena Vista Social Club: The Companion Book to the Film

by Wim Wenders, Donata Wenders

Gathers photographs, film stills, and text from the documentary film "Buena Vista Social Club," and profiles several of the Cuban musicians featured in the film.

Genres: Music, Photography, Art, History

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim") Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer. He was born in Düsseldorf.

Reviews

[Yvonne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice book. The b/w portraits are the best, but I'm not too impressed by Donata's street photography. The street scenes themselves and the use of a Leica can be combined by any average photographer to make a nice shot. The short biographical stories of the members of the group are nice. Would have loved them to be a bit longer and tell some more about the heyday of their music (and Cuba) and what happened next.