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1997

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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 .. Read more

Starring	Geraldine Maillet, Morgane Maugran, Katerina Mechera, Gustavo Naveira
Director	Sally Potter
Genres	Music/Musical, Romance

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  - 3
  Put this in the Maybe pile...
  
  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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  - Chameleon
  - Hampshire
  - 29 Sep 2004 at 12:23
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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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- - a customer
  - 30 Oct 2010 at 18:49
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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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- - PeterSays
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  - Romsey
  - 22 Jul 2010 at 15:54
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  The tango Lesson
  
  Fantastic! Great dancing,great acting,great story.******************
  
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  - Southsea
  - 02 Feb 2010 at 12:37
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  Twaddle even on fast forward
  
  This is another film that clearly divides people. I couldn't stand it on normal speed for more than 5 minutes and fast forwarded through the remainder. Not ... read more »
  
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- - Kevin Lloyd
  - London
  - 24 Jan 2010 at 18:48
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  A treat
  
  This is a female movie made with mostly a female audience in mind - a real treat for tango aficcionados and women. It's lush, elegant and indulgent. Loved ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 22 May 2009 at 22:47
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  a tango lesson
  
  I think this would be a good film if you like the tango I thought there was too much of it I could not watch it again
  
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  - Manchester
  - 02 May 2009 at 16:51
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  Tango
  
  I just love watching tango, Argentinian Tango, and the Tango Lesson provided an enjoyable story in which to indulge my passion. Also loved the atmospheric ... read more »
  
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- - familyman
  - 5 reviews
  - Kennall Vale, Cornwall
  - 27 Mar 2009 at 07:00
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  - 0
  Quirky and exhilarating
  
  I found it slightly disappointing that the film within a film - with its brilliant use of colour and movement - gets lost early on; but the development of the ... read more »
  
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  - Dorset, England
  - 20 Mar 2009 at 18:22
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  Let down
  
  Incredibly self-indulgent film-making, painfully so at times. Sally Potter has let herself down with this. I have loved some of her other stuff, but this ... read more »
  
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- - DrFeelbad
  - 2 reviews
  - Newcastle Upon Tyne
  - 23 Feb 2009 at 20:21
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  Tango lesson
  
  Not great ! Some good tango music but could not get interested in any characters. Sally Potter in particular was really irritating & I didn't really ... read more »
  
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  - Eastbourne
  - 11 Jan 2009 at 17:14
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  Put this in the Maybe pile...
  
  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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  - Chameleon
  - Hampshire
  - 29 Sep 2004 at 12:23
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  - 2
  Dull and self indulgent
  
  My friend and I sat down to watch this film and kept waiting and waiting and waiting for the film to get interesting.
  
  Sally Potter is not riveting to... read more »
  
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- - carmen05
  - london
  - 15 Aug 2005 at 19:23
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  Intelligent fare for grown-ups
  
  Very impressed with this - an at-times romantic, at-times experimental story. It's playful with the form - you can't really tell what might be true ... read more »
  
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- - Alex Van de Weyer
  - Tooting, London
  - 22 Apr 2005 at 16:29
- - 3
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  Ego's abound
  
  The dancing in this film is stunning. Some of the tangos are so technically superb they take your breath away. Apart from this, this is one of the worst films ... read more »
  
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- - ronsta
  - 2 reviews
  - Plymouth
  - 02 Apr 2008 at 09:48
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  Great dancing, but a big but....
  
  If, like me, you love tango, then you'll love the dance sequences. Sally Potter is obviously an accomplished dancer and a competent film maker. But an actor... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 13 Oct 2007 at 19:42
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  Pretentious Potter
  
  A great story ruined by Sally Potter's self-indulgent style of film-making. It's her own story of falling in love with the Tango (and a dancer) and she ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 04 Nov 2004 at 16:02
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  enchanting
  
  Absolutely loved it.Miss Potter was enchanting to watch.She is so dainty.It made me want to have a go at those wnderful dance steps.(not so keen on her rather ... read more »
  
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  - WsM
  - 10 Mar 2008 at 17:41
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  Customer Review
  
  This film just did not do it for me, never felt right and convincing or appealing, despite the captivating tango and the beautiful photography of it. I could ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  I enjoyed the first 45...
  
  I enjoyed the first 45 minutes but then, in my opinion, it went down hill. It's probably only because I love the tango that I stuck it out until the end. ... read more »
  
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- - RH#1
  - HUNTINGDON
  - 18 Nov 2003 at 18:59
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  The tango lesson
  
  Self-indulgent twaddle on the part of Sally Potter in every respect. It was boring beyond belief, had no storyline, too irritating even to fall asleep to.
  
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- - a customer
  - Wales
  - 07 May 2005 at 12:07

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