• Film ID:
  • 7117
  • Availability:
  • DVD Available from Shop
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • DVD=97 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • Britain.
  • Primary Language(s):
  • English.
THE TANGO LESSON (1997)
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Tango-loving filmmaker Sally Potter directs herself in this vibrant tale of a director who offers fame and fortune to a professional hoofer (Pablo Veron) in return for dancing lesons. She abandons her script to improve her skills as a dancer, and to prepare a movie about tango featuring herself and Verón. The film offers a canny analysis of male-female relationships, as romance blossoms, with tango functioning as a model for the interrogation of power, passion, independence and cultural difference but so, too, does a growing unease and mistrust between the pair. Often reminiscent of the classic '50's musical, this low-budget, high-energy treat features some breathtaking dance sequences and beautiful cinematography. And on one level, it's simply a terrific dance movie.
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