Tango (1998)

Director:

Carlos Saura

Writer:

Carlos Saura (writer)

Release Date:

12 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical

Tagline:

Tango: you never leave me

Plot:

Mario Suarez is a forty-something tango artist, whose wife Laura has left him. He leaves his apartment and starts preparing a film about tango.

Plot Keywords:

Tango | Dancer | Love | Director | Film In Film

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Miguel Ángel Solá	...	Mario Suárez
Cecilia Narova	...	Laura Fuentes
Mía Maestro	...	Elena Flores
Juan Carlos Copes	...	Carlos Nebbia
Carlos Rivarola	...	Ernesto Landi
Sandra Ballesteros	...	María Elman
Óscar Cardozo Ocampo	...	Daniel Stein
Enrique Pinti	...	Sergio Lieman
Julio Bocca	...	Julio Bocca
Juan Luis Galiardo	...	Angelo Larroca
Martín Seefeld	...	Andrés Castro
Ricardo Díaz Mourelle	...	Waldo Norman
Antonio Soares Junior	...	Bodyguard 1 / Dancer
Ariel Casas	...	Antonio
Carlos Thiel	...	Dr. Ramírez

Also Known As:

Tango (International: English title) (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sensuality, some disturbing images and brief language.

Runtime:

115 min | Argentina:126 min

Country:

Spain | Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Austria:6 | Norway:7 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Colombia:12 | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hungary:14 | Ireland:12 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:PG | Peru:14 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Adela Pictures

Trivia:

Argentina's official submission for the 1998 Oscar Awards, Foreign Language film category.

Quotes:

Elena Flores: We're breaking up.
Mario Suárez: Why? If I may ask...
Elena Flores: We don't understand eachother. I'm not easy.
[laughs]

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Tango lunaire

I adore Tango music

The dancing in this movie was wonderful to watch. The posture of the dancers amazing. The colours magnificent. I found the tale fascinating. I believe what we watched was the film being made and the story told was what the director wanted us to see, because at the end, everyone was clapping and all were friendly.It was all make believe. The tale was not to be taken seriously, it was a play within a play.

On the otherhand what happened in Argentina many years ago was true and the way the director directed this sad time was very inventive. It showed through dancing the tragic story.