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The Tango Lesson
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Synopsis
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

Cast

Peter Eyre English Tango Fan
Heathcote Williams Builder
Sally Potter Sally
Carlos Copello Carlos
Carolina Iotti Pablo's Partner
Gustavo Naveira Gustavo
Fabian Salas Fabian
David Toole Fashion Designer
Pablo Veron Pablo

Production Crew

Cat Villiers Associate Producer
Diane Gelon Associate Producer
Irene Lamb Casting
Pablo Veron Choreography
Robby Müller Cinematographer
Christian Keller Sarmiento Co-producer
Oscar Kramer Co-producer
Simona Benzakein Co-producer
Sally Potter Composer (Music Score)
Paul Minter Costume Designer
Sally Potter Director
Herve Schneid Editor
Waldo Roeg First Assistant Director
Christopher Sheppard Producer
Carlos Conti Production Designer
Sally Potter Screenwriter
Gerard Hardy Sound/Sound Designer
Jean-Paul Mugel Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1997
Runtime: 102
Country: France
MPAA Rating: PG
for brief language and some violent images
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Color type
B&W/Color

Sound
Dolby Digital

Produced by
Adventure Pictures
Cinema Projects
Imagica
OKCK Films
Pandora Film
PIE
Sigma Films
Sony Pictures Classics

Release
April 08, 1998 (France)