Calle 54 (2000)
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 47
Fresh: 41 | Rotten: 6
A loving tribute to Latin Jazz artists where music does the talking.
Average Rating: 7.7/10
Critic Reviews: 20
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 2
A loving tribute to Latin Jazz artists where music does the talking.
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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
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There is much to be said for a music film that seems to be playing directly to us, the viewers.
Top CriticAs much a thrill to watch as it is to listen to, a rare combination for a concert film.
Collectively, the numbers add up to a triumph of ecstatic mood swinging.
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.
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.
What makes Calle 54 great is precisely what's missing from the other. Trueba shows us the creative act of playing music, not just a bunch of famous folks performing.
The DVD of this great Latin Jazz docu is much more than a performance film, with additional footage, expended interviews, and commentary by jazz historians.
Clearly a labor of love, Fernando Trueba's docu is a great chronicle of Latiz jazz, its history, performers, and enduring appeal.
You can find half a dozen things to complain about and yet enjoy every minute of the film completely.
Trueba's film captures the flavors of Latin jazz.
A festive experience for those who are willing to embrace Latin jazz, but it doesn't reveal anything beyond a peek at a two hour celluloid concert in session.
Calle 54 could make you feel hot, nostalgic and possessive about this music.
For much of its 105 minutes, it simply sizzles with sophisticated passion.
The music at times seems to hover above its roots and appears detached from the characters ... creating it.
An audio-visual delight of a documentary.
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Foreign Titles
- 54th Street (Calle 54) (DE)
- 54th Street (Calle 54) (UK)
