Calle 54 (2000)
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87% of critics liked it
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75% of users liked it
(1,161 ratings)
Filmmaker Fernando Trueba was introduced to Latin jazz in the 1980s, when he was beginning his career as a director, and he has since become a devoted fan of the music. After employing noted jazz artists to score some of his films, Trueba took his love of the music one step further with the… More Filmmaker Fernando Trueba was introduced to Latin jazz in the 1980s, when he was beginning his career as a director, and he has since become a devoted fan of the music. After employing noted jazz artists to score some of his films, Trueba took his love of the music one step further with the documentary Calle 54, in which he gathered together a number of his favorite Latin jazz artists for a series of interviews and performances at the Sony Music recording studios in New York City. The artists include two pioneering Latin jazz stars, percussionist Tito Puente and horn player Paquito D'Rivera, as well as father-and-son piano duo Bebo Valdes and Chucho Valdes, Gato Barbieri and his tenor sax, the New York-based ensemble Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band, and veteran pianists Chico O'Farrill and Eliane Elias. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Fernando Trueba
- Written By
- Fernando Trueba
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Art House & International
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- In Theaters
- May 11, 2001 Limited
- Studio
- Miramax Films
Critic Reviews
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
There is much to be said for a music film that seems to be playing directly to us, the viewers.
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Peter Howell, Toronto Star
As much a thrill to watch as it is to listen to, a rare combination for a concert film.
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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Collectively, the numbers add up to a triumph of ecstatic mood swinging.
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Fernando Gonzalez, Washington Post
This is one fan's valentine to the music he loves. It just happens that the fan is a terrific filmmaker and the music loves him back.
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Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Although it isn't the human-interest story that Buena Vista Social Club was, Fernando Trueba's Calle 54 is the next best thing to that milestone musical documentary.
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