06.06.2008: Cinema from Cuba, Portuondo & Bethania, Tango Crash
1. Cuban classic movies on DVD
2. Omara Portuondo y María Bethania: Feelin' meets MPB
3. Tango Crash: Baila Querida
1. Cuban classic movies on DVD
Cuban movies have a quality which is recognized by cineasts worldwide.
The German production company Icestorm has now decided to produce a
series of Cuban film classics. We just couldn't contain ourselves and
we are happy to amplify our catalogue by these movies from Cuba!
The series "Meisterwerke des kubanischen und lateinamerikanischen
Films" is a wonderful collection of award-winning movies, portraits of
Fidel Castro and Ché Guevara and a music documentary. Below, you will
find a list of the DVDs available with the directors' names and the
release date. Please follow the link to the respective DVD and you
will find information on the languages and subtitles available.
The price of 13,49 Euro for Club-Premium-members or
14,99 for customers not being members of the DyM Club is
an introductory offer.
Der Tod eines Bürokraten/ La muerte de un burócrata (Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, 1966)
Cecilia Valdés/ Cecilia (Humberto Solás, 1981)
Die zwölf Stühle/ Las doce sillas (Fernando Pérez, 1962)
Clandestinos: Gefährliches Leben/ Clandestinos (Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, 1987)
Hello Hemingway (Fernando Pérez, 1990)
Amada - Junge Frau aus Havanna/ Amada (Humberto Solás, 1982)
Maluala (Sergio Giral, 1979)
Der Karrierist/ Un hombre de éxito (Humberto Solás, 1986)
Die Abentuer des Juan Quin Quin/ Las aventuras de Juan Quinquin (Julio García Espinosa, 1967)
Caminos de revolución: Fidel Castro
Caminos de revolución: Ché Guevara
Nosotros, la Música!
2. Omara Portuondo y María Bethania: Feelin' meets MPB
Cuba's Grande Dame, Omara Portuondo, meets the great singer of the
Música Popular Brasileira (MBP), Maria Bethania. When touring Brazil
in 2006, Omara Portuondo had a meeting with the sister of Caetano
Velosos and they decided to record an album together. This project was
put into practice in 2007. Brazilian and Cuban music experience
melodic harmony never heard before, one example is the beautiful song
"Tal Vez" composed by Juan Formell:
Omara Portuondo y María Bethania
3. Tango Crash: Baila Querida
Daniel Almada and Martin Iannaccone are “Tango Crash”. And they truly
break with typical tango conventios. Jazz and electronic sounds leave
their marks. Still, after their debut album called "Tango Crash" (2003) and
"Otra Sanata" (2005) this album is more danceable. In any case, it is
a listening experience for friends of experimental tango:
Tango Crash: Baila Querida
Many regards from Hamburg
Tanja from the DyM team
