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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Cast
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| Sally Potter | ... | Sally | |
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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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Storyline
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>
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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:
La lección de tango See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$19,746, 16 November 1997, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$1,300,000Company Credits
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DolbyAspect Ratio:
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Composed By Gerónimo Gradito, Vicente Greco
Performed by Juan D'Arienzo
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Trivia
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: Six Days, Seven Nights/Can't Hardly Wait/Cousin Bette/Mr. Jealousy/High Art (1998) See more »Soundtracks
El FleteComposed By Gerónimo Gradito, Vicente Greco
Performed by Juan D'Arienzo
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How much is true, and how much is fiction? That is the genius behind this quiet movie. And as a viewer you yearn to know the answer to that question. A little gem by screenwriter, Sally Potter. Hats off!