The Tango Lesson (1997)

A scriptwriter comes to Paris to work on her film. There she takes up tango lessons and forms a relationship with the dancer.

Director:

Sally Potter

Writer:

Sally Potter

Stars:

Sally Potter, Pablo Verón, Morgane Maugran

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sally Potter	...	Sally
Morgane Maugran	...	Red Model
Géraldine Maillet	...	Yellow Model
Katerina Mechera	...	Blue Model
David Toole	...	Fashion Designer
George Antoni	...	Photographer (as George Yiasoumi)
Michele Parent	...	Seamstress
Claudine Mavros	...	Seamstress
Monique Couturier	...	Seamstress
Matthew Hawkins	...	Bodyguard
Simon Worgan	...	Bodyguard
Pablo Verón	...	Pablo
Carolina Iotti	...	Pablo's partner
Zobeida	...	Pablo's Friend
Orazio Massaro	...	Pablo's Friend

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.

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Plot Keywords:

tango | dance | model | filmmaker | dancing | 

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief language and some violent images

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the bathtub scene, she is reading "I and Thou" by philosopher Martin Buber.

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Quotes

Sally: It doesn't suit me to follow. It suits me to lead, and you can't deal with that.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Six Days, Seven Nights/Can't Hardly Wait/Cousin Bette/Mr. Jealousy/High Art (1998)

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Soundtracks

Libertango
Composed and conducted by Astor Piazzolla

User Reviews

Tango and Romance

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")

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK France Argentina Germany Netherlands USA

Language:

English French Spanish

Release Date:

14 November 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

La lección de tango

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,752, 16 November 1997

Gross USA:

$1,080,192

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,080,192

Company Credits

Production Co:

Adventure Pictures, Adventure Films, Arts Council of England

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1