Tango: Our Dance

Jul 14, 1988

1h 9m

★ 7.0

Overview

Documentary filmed in Buenos Aires that shows the importance of tango for Argentines, with dance scenes, voiceovers and interviews with professionals but also with other anonymous characters who find their form of expression in this music. The film was shot at a time of tango revival around the world.

Genres

Documentary

Music

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Cast

Voz en off

Oscar Martínez

Intérprete de "A Buenos Aires" y "Piazzolla en Concierto"

Julio Bocca

Solo femenino

Eleonora Berlante

Pareja alegórica de época

Arturo Bonín

Entrevistado / Clase de tango argentino

Juan Carlos Copes

Entrevistado

Robert Duvall

Pintor en atelier

Hermenegildo Sabat

Pareja alegórica de época

Mónica Lacoste

T'ai Chi Chuang

Emiliano Guerrero

Ex-combatiente de Malvinas

Pablo Machado

Biodanza

Patricia Mariscotti

Break-dance

Jorge Marrone

¡Tango! follows a formula established by Carlos Gardel with films such as Luces de Buenos Aires (The Lights of Buenos Aires, 1931) in which a melodramatic story is interspersed with tango songs. However, the film had less dialog and more music, making it more like a musical revue. This format would be copied by many subsequent films. The plot is derived from tango songs. Many of these songs tell of the seduction of an innocent slum girl by a rich man who promises her a glamorous life, but who abandons her when her looks fade. The stylized and sentimental plot of ¡Tango! revolves around a young man who is abandoned by his girlfriend for an older rich man and is heartbroken. The film follows his misfortunes.

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