Maverick filmmaker Sally Potter, who won acclaim in 1993 with the gender-bending, history-warping Orlando, returns to her dancing roots with The Tango Lesson. Potter wrote, directed, and starred in the film, also assembling the soundtrack, dancing, and even singing the film's final song. Potter was trained as a dancer in London .. Read more
| Starring | Sally Potter, Pablo Veron, Caroline Lotti, Olga Besio |
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| Director | Sally Potter |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
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Maverick filmmaker Sally Potter, who won acclaim in 1993 with the gender-bending, history-warping Orlando, returns to her dancing roots with The Tango Lesson. Potter wrote, directed, and starred in the film, also assembling the soundtrack, dancing, and even singing the film's final song. Potter was trained as a dancer in London in the 1970s before turning to film. Here, she plays Sally, a character who is essentially herself. Sally is a screenwriter suffering from writer's block and dissatisfaction with her own project, a murder mystery movie called Rage which focuses on the fashion industry. To take a break, she travels to Paris, where she sees the dancer Pablo Veron perform the tango. She becomes obsessed with the dance and offers Veron a part in her film in exchange for lessons. The two become deeply involved as dancers and as lovers, and their emotional intimacy threatens the success of their dancing together. The film is shot mostly in black and white, except for some dream sequences in which Sally fantasizes about her film project. Veron performs many modern dance numbers, including tap and ballroom dancing, as part of his tango repertoire.~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Sally Potter, Pablo Veron, Caroline Lotti, Olga Besio, Carlos Copello, Geraldine Maillet, Morgane Maugran, Katerina Mechera, Gustavo Naveira, David Toole |
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| Director | Sally Potter |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 37 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English, French, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1997 To Rent: DVD: not available |
A playful film about dance, which blurs the line between fact and fiction; ultimately, it means more to its director and star than to any audience.
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I am glad I got this movie out on DVD. I would not have wanted to waste a whole cinema trip on it. The photography was great, the dancers were great, the ... read more »
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The Tango Lesson
If you like Tango or are interested in the philosophy of dance, this movie's for you. Lush photography, wonderful music and a real insight into the ... read more »
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Let the Tango do the Talking
This is the best dance film I’ve seen. It gets into the heart of the tango: the sensuality of touch, the tacit communication between two people, the ... read more »
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The tango Lesson
Fantastic! Great dancing,great acting,great story.******************
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