SIGNED; Wim Wenders, Donata Wenders - Buena Vista Social Club (SIGNED by BOTH + DRAWING, SUPER FRESH) - 1999

FANTASTIC COLLECTOR'S COPY:
Famous photobook title by excellent German photographer and legendary German film director Wim Wenders ('Paris Texas', 'Himmel über Berlin', 'Pina' (Pina Bausch), 'The Salt of the Earth' (Sebastiao Salgado), 'The Buena Vista Social Club', 'Perfect Days') and by his wife Donata Wenders.

SIGNED by BOTH (!) ARTISTS.
Also with an original drawing by Wim Wenders.
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It is the book to the same-named movie ("Buena Vista Social Club"):
- with 82 of the most beautiful film stills and 52 photos by Wim and Donata Wenders.
- with text by Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén Gonzáles.
- with the famous songs in the original language and in German translation.

TRUE FIRST ORIGINAL GERMAN PRINTING.

EXCELLENT, VERY FRESH AND FLAWLESS CONDITION.
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Schirmer and Mosel, Munich, Paris, London. 1999. First German edition, first printing.

Paperback with flaps. 265 x 255 mm. 132 pages. Photos, film stills and texts. 137 photos in color and in Duontone. Photos: Wim Wenders. Foreword: Wim Wenders. Interview with Ry Cooder. Text in German.

Condition:
Inside and outside excellent, very fresh and very clean with no marks and with no foxing. Slightest trace of use only; no remarkable flaws or defects. Overall near mint, near perfect condition.

Great photobook by Wim and Donata Wenders -
signed and dedicated ("Für Ralph") by both artists and with drawing by Wim Wenders.
COLLECTOR'S ITEM.

Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders, born 1945, is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award and been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award.
Wenders made his feature film debut with Summer in the City (1970). He earned critical acclaim for directing the films Alice in the Cities (1974), The Wrong Move (1975), and Kings of the Road (1976), later known as the Road Movie trilogy. Wenders won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and the Palme d'Or for Paris, Texas (1984) and the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award for Wings of Desire (1987). His other notable films include The American Friend (1977), Faraway, So Close! (1993), and Perfect Days (2023).
Wenders has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature: for Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Pina (2011), and The Salt of the Earth (2014). He received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998). He is also known for directing the documentaries Tokyo-Ga (1985), The Soul of a Man (2003), and Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018).
Wenders has been the president of the European Film Academy since 1996 and won an Honorary Golden Bear in 2015. He is an active photographer, emphasizing images of desolate landscapes. He is considered an auteur director."
(Wikipedia)