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The Tango Lesson

  • 19971997
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
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6.7/10
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Sally Potter and Pablo Verón in The Tango Lesson (1997)
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A scriptwriter comes to Paris to work on her film. There she takes up tango lessons and forms a relationship with the dancer.A scriptwriter comes to Paris to work on her film. There she takes up tango lessons and forms a relationship with the dancer.A scriptwriter comes to Paris to work on her film. There she takes up tango lessons and forms a relationship with the dancer.
IMDb RATING
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    • Sally Potter
    • Sally Potter
  • Stars
    • Sally Potter
    • Pablo Verón
    • Morgane Maugran
    • Sally Potter
    • Sally Potter
  • Stars
    • Sally Potter
    • Pablo Verón
    • Morgane Maugran
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    • 55User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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    Sally Potter
    Sally Potter
    • Sally
    Pablo Verón
    Pablo Verón
    • Pablo
    Morgane Maugran
    • Red Model
    Géraldine Maillet
    • Yellow Model
    Katerina Mechera
    • Blue Model
    David Toole
    • Fashion Designer
    George Antoni
    George Antoni
    • Photographer
    • (as George Yiasoumi)
    Michele Parent
    • Seamstress
    Claudine Mavros
    • Seamstress
    Monique Couturier
    • Seamstress
    Matthew Hawkins
    • Bodyguard
    Simon Worgan
    • Bodyguard
    Carolina Iotti
    • Pablo's partner
    Zobeida
    • Pablo's Friend
    Orazio Massaro
    • Pablo's Friend
    Anne Fassio
    • Pablo's Friend
    Guillaume Gallienne
    Guillaume Gallienne
    • Pablo's Friend
    Michel André
    • Pablo's Friend
      • Sally Potter
      • Sally Potter
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    • Trivia
      In the bathtub scene, she is reading "I and Thou" by philosopher Martin Buber.
    • Quotes

      Pablo: I am a dancer. And a Jew.

    • 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)
    • Soundtracks
      Milonga Triste
      Composed By Homero Manzi, Sebastián Piana

      Performed by Hugo Díaz y su Conjunto: Hugo Díaz (Harmonica), Omar Murtagh (Double Bass), Roberto Greta (Guitar), José Colángelo (Piano)

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    Potter Tango make a thin story in a magic film
    Sally Potter is always a very original film fact-totum. In this film much more: Not only she write, direct, play and music the film, but she has given both herself and film to the Tango, that is the only true Star.The story is so thin, the characters are so light, the scene are cold, they seems only fills-in. Only the danced frames are full of inspiration and passion. The words are substituted with Tango (and its music), and also a classic scene like the separation at the airport became magic.
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    • Oct 1, 1998

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    • Release date
      • November 14, 1997 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Argentina
      • Germany
      • Netherlands
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Id Distribution
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      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
    • Production companies
      • Adventure Pictures
      • Adventure Films
      • Arts Council of England
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 40 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Color
      • Dolby

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