On Tuesday 25 June, in collaboration with the “Il cinema trovato” festival, the open-air cinema in the park of the railway Dopolavoro in Bologna welcomes the German director on the occasion of the screening of the restored version of Buena Vista Social Club. The film which in 1999 made the whole world discover Cuban music, told by its own director. Tuesday 25 June at 9.45 pm, in collaboration with the “Il cinema trovato” festival, the Arena Puccini, the historic open-air cinema in the Dopolavoro railway park (via Serlio 25/2) promoted by the Cineteca di Bologna Foundation and Ibc Movie , welcomes Wim Wenders on the occasion of the screening (in original language with Italian subtitles) of Buena Vista Social Club. The film with which the German director launched the ancient Cuban glories led by Compay Segundo into myth, has been restored by the Cineteca di Bologna, in collaboration with the Wim Wenders Foundation, to celebrate 25 years since its release.
The story is well known: a group of musicians of the Cuban tradition (among others, Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo) is brought together by the guitarist Ry Cooder (already a friend of Wim Wenders and author of the soundtrack of Paris, Texas) to create a record and a tour. Personal confessions, musical journeys, stories of real life intertwine in a splendid fresco where Wenders’ camera, with fluid and enveloping movements, captures the crystalline talent and irrepressible joy of living of these extraordinary musicians.
“I went to Havana to shoot the film, a place I had never been before,” said Wim Wenders. “All I knew was the music these old men had made, electrifying, intoxicating, infectious music. Once I saw and filmed Havana, I understood what was so special about this music: it had come out of this city. That music was the blood of this city. The place had transcended into sound, so to speak, found another form of existence in these songs. And these old people knew how to produce and reproduce that history of their place, because they had not abandoned it, like many other musicians before them who had fled the country to go to Florida, Mexico, Spain. Their sense of identity and belonging, the incredible love of their place, which had brought these old men so much pain and suffering, had also proved to be their strength and saving grace. I thought I was shooting a documentary, but instead we were there ready to witness a fairy tale that no one could have imagined.”
The Movie Reading service is active at the Arena Puccini, which allows you to listen to the audio description of the film on headphones via smartphone or tablet.
Show times
The shows at the Puccini Arena start at 9.45pm.
Ticket price
If purchased online (https://puccini.
- for Italian, European and UK films participating in Cinema Revolution – Che Spettacolo l’Estate: single seat 3.50 euros;
- for films of other nationalities or not participating in Cinema Revolution – Che Spettacolo l’Estate: single seat 5.50 euros.
If purchased at the Arena Puccini ticket office (open from 9.00 pm):
- for Italian, European and UK films participating in Cinema Revolution – Che Spettacolo l’Estate: single seat 3.50 euros;
- for films of other nationalities or not participating in Cinema Revolution – Che Spettacolo l’Estate, full price 6.50 euros, reduced 5.50 euros for Over 60s, BPER Banca customers, DLF members, Coop members (the card is individual), Coop Dozza members, Card Cultura, university students, Amici Cineteca di Bologna, Agis Cinema, children up to 11 years old, military personnel, Circolo Dozza ATC
Seats are not assigned.
Refreshment points
At the Puccini Arena there is an internal bar service (open from 9.00 pm) and 3 external refreshment points: Fuori Orsa (open every day from 6.00 pm to midnight; tel. 370 3330255; a free ticket for Cinema Revolution films – What a Entertainment the Summer is for a drink of 20 euros); Pizzartist Dlf (open every day from 6.00 pm to midnight; tel. 051 0078078); Kinotto Bar (open every day from 9.00 to 24.00; tel. 051 0226000).
For information:
Tel. 349 2948154 (from 8.30 pm)
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Website: www.cinetecadibologna.it
E-mail: infopuccini@cinetecadibologna.
The Puccini Arena is promoted by the Cineteca di Bologna Foundation and Ibc Movie, in collaboration with the Municipality of Bologna – Bologna Estate 2024, Fice – Italian Federation of arthouse cinema, Agis – General Italian Entertainment Association, DLF – Dopolavoro railway Bologna, with the contribution from BPER Banca.
