Buena Vista Social Club

Following a run of lacklustre form, Wenders’s career was reinvigorated by his increasing mastery of the documentary form, and it was as a documentarian that he had his greatest critical and commercial success over the following two decades before a return to form with the superb Perfect Days (2023). This shift can be traced back to the joyous Buena Vista Social Club, a project that came about thanks to the enthusiasm of frequent collaborator Ry Cooder. His work with a group of elderly Cuban musicians resulted in an internationally successful album, the heartwarming aftermath of which climaxes at Carnegie Hall.