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Calle 54 (2000)

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Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 47
Fresh: 41 | Rotten: 6

A loving tribute to Latin Jazz artists where music does the talking.

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Average Rating: 7.7/10
Critic Reviews: 19
Fresh: 17 | 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

Nov 13, 2001

Miramax Films

All Critics (55) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (42) | Rotten (6) | DVD (5)

There is much to be said for a music film that seems to be playing directly to us, the viewers.

July 27, 2001 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | Comment
Sacramento Bee
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As much a thrill to watch as it is to listen to, a rare combination for a concert film.

July 18, 2001 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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Collectively, the numbers add up to a triumph of ecstatic mood swinging.

June 28, 2001 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
Entertainment Weekly
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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.

June 11, 2001 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
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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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Boston Globe
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It is easy to imagine Calle 54 having a long shelf life on home video after its run in theaters. It can be played over and over again with increasing satisfaction.

May 11, 2001 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
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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.

August 20, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

Clearly a labor of love, Fernando Trueba's docu is a great chronicle of Latiz jazz, its history, performers, and enduring appeal.

August 20, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

You can find half a dozen things to complain about and yet enjoy every minute of the film completely.

March 11, 2003 Full Review Source: Offoffoff | Comment
Offoffoff

Trueba's film captures the flavors of Latin jazz.

December 4, 2001 Full Review Source: Baseline.Hollywood.com | Comment
Baseline.Hollywood.com

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.

November 5, 2001 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

Calle 54 could make you feel hot, nostalgic and possessive about this music.

October 8, 2001 Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | Comment
San Diego Union-Tribune

For much of its 105 minutes, it simply sizzles with sophisticated passion.

August 3, 2001 Full Review Source: Ottawa Citizen | Comment
Ottawa Citizen

The music at times seems to hover above its roots and appears detached from the characters ... creating it.

July 20, 2001 Comment
Jam! Movies

An audio-visual delight of a documentary.

July 20, 2001 Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | Comment
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Latin Jazz in all its color, passion and fury. Fantastic numbers from some of the greatest musicians of the genre.

June 13, 2008
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