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Written and directed by Sally Potter (Orlando), The Tango Lesson is the story of a filmmaker, Sally (Sally Potter), who becomes dissatisfied with her latest screenplay (vividly illustrated in luscious color) and stumbled upon an Argentinean tango dancer (Pablo Veron). She places herself under Pablo&...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Potter, Sally, 1949- (Director, Screenwriter), Sheppard, Christopher (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Spanish
French
Language Notes:In English, Spanish, and French with English subtitles.
Published: New York : Sony Pictures Classics, 1997.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Tango (Dance) > Drama.
Dancers > Drama.
Dancers.
Tango (Dance)
Drama.
Feature films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Written and directed by Sally Potter (Orlando), The Tango Lesson is the story of a filmmaker, Sally (Sally Potter), who becomes dissatisfied with her latest screenplay (vividly illustrated in luscious color) and stumbled upon an Argentinean tango dancer (Pablo Veron). She places herself under Pablo's tutelage and together they explore their spiritual and artistic connections. It soon becomes clear that they want very different things from each other. Pablo's raw examination of the artist's struggle for authenticity, set against the human frailties of ego, lust and insecurity, makes for a tense drama - beautifully photographed in black and white and set in Paris and Buenos Aires.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed March 7, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (102 min.)
Playing Time:01:41:58
Awards:Nominated 1998 BAFTA Awards, Best Film not in the English Language
Won 1997 National Board of Review, Special Recognition, Award for Excellence in Filmmaking
Won 1997 Mar del Plata Film Festival, Best Film, International Competition
Won 1998 American Choreography Awards, Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film
Production Credits:Director of photography, Robby Muller ; production designer, Carlos Conti ; costume designer, Paul Minter ; editor, HerveÌ#x81; Schneid.