A scriptwriter comes to Paris to work on her film. There she takes up tango lessons and forms a relationship with the dancer.
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Sally PotterWriter:
Sally Potter
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Morgane Maugran | ... | Red Model |
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Géraldine Maillet | ... | Yellow Model |
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Katerina Mechera | ... | Blue Model |
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David Toole | ... | Fashion Designer |
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George Antoni | ... | Photographer (as George Yiasoumi) |
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Michele Parent | ... | Seamstress |
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Claudine Mavros | ... | Seamstress |
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Monique Couturier | ... | Seamstress |
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Matthew Hawkins | ... | Bodyguard |
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Simon Worgan | ... | Bodyguard |
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Pablo Verón | ... | Pablo |
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Carolina Iotti | ... | Pablo's partner |
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Zobeida | ... | Pablo's Friend |
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Orazio Massaro | ... | Pablo's Friend |
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On a trip to Paris Sally meets Pablo, a tango dancer. He starts teaching her to dance then she returns to London to work on some "projects". She visits Buenos Aires and learns more from Pablo's friends. Sally & Pablo meet again but this time their relationship changes, she realises they want different things from each other. On a trip to Buenos Aires they cement their friendship. Written by David Morgans <in2023@wlv.ac.uk>
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Rated PG for brief language and some violent images | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
14 November 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$19,746, 16 November 1997, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$1,300,000Company Credits
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DolbyAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Composed By Fred Frith, Sally Potter
Performed by Thomas Bloch (Ondes Martenot, Percussion [Cristal Baschet]), Fred Frith (Guitar, Bass)
Vocals by Sally Potter
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In the bathtub scene, she is reading "I and Thou" by philosopher Martin Buber. See more »Quotes
Sally: It doesn't suit me to follow. It suits me to lead, and you can't deal with that.See more »
Connections
Featured in At the Movies: The Jackal/Anastasia/The Man Who Knew Too Little/One Night Stand/The Tango Lesson/Kiss or Kill (1997) See more »Soundtracks
RageComposed By Fred Frith, Sally Potter
Performed by Thomas Bloch (Ondes Martenot, Percussion [Cristal Baschet]), Fred Frith (Guitar, Bass)
Vocals by Sally Potter
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The British filmmaker and screenwriter Sally (Sally Potter) is in Paris writing the story of models that are murdered by a serial-killer. When she sees a performance of the Argentinean tango dance Pablo (Pablo Verón), she asks Pablo to give tango lessons to her. She becomes obsessed by the dance, dancing with Pablo. Then she travels to Hollywood to have a meeting with producers that want to make her movie, but she gives up on her project. She decides to make a movie about tango casting Pablo in exchange of their partnership in the dance.
"The Tango Lesson" is a little movie apparently biographical of Sally Potter for fans of dance in general and particularly the tango. The romance is developed in slow pace and practically nothing happens but good dances. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "The Tango Lesson - Uma Lição de Tango" ("The Tango Lesson – A Tango Lesson")