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The Tango Lesson

Play trailer Poster for The Tango Lesson PG,  1997,  1h 42m,  Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 52% 21 Reviews Tomatometer 78% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
52% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
After discovering a passion for the tango in Paris, a filmmaker (Sally Potter) becomes involved with her sexy Argentine teacher (Pablo Veron).

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Richard Williams Guardian Aug 6, 2024
Potter dances very well, but acts her scenes with the vacant half-smile of someone kidnapped by Moonies and force-fed Prozac. Go to Full Review
Ryan Gilbey Independent (UK) Aug 6, 2024
3/4
The Tango Lesson proves beyond doubt that Potter is adept at breaking down established boundaries between artist and audience. Go to Full Review
Geoff Brown The Times (UK) Aug 6, 2024
You emerge from the cinema moved and exhilarated, with an un-English urge to dance away with the night, a rose between the teeth. Go to Full Review
Matthew Sweet Independent on Sunday Aug 6, 2024
The effect is like being told an immensely long, shamelessly self-congratulatory anecdote by someone so deeply in love with herself that she has lost all sense of irony or humility. Go to Full Review
Philip French Observer (UK) Aug 6, 2024
This is a monumentally humourless, self-regarding picture. Go to Full Review
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Theodore L Sep 29, 2017 The photography is really nice and the overall mood is warm and appealing. There's a few very well-made dancing scenes too; I did feel though that there were too many of them - and little story in comparison. Quiet romantic dramas may not require the most mind-blowing plot but good characters are still needed. When towards the end the two protagonists get to talk a bit more about themselves and each other it's a stark contrast to the schematic meta meditation on tango and film that came before. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Sally Potter

Director

Sally Potter

Sally

Pablo Veron

Pablo

Morgane Maugran

Red Model

Geraldine Maillet

Yellow Model

Carolina Lotti

Pablo's partner

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The Tango Lesson

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Movie Info

Synopsis After discovering a passion for the tango in Paris, a filmmaker (Sally Potter) becomes involved with her sexy Argentine teacher (Pablo Veron).
Director
Sally Potter
Producer
Simona Benzakein, Christopher Sheppard
Rating
PG
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 14, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Surround
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