The Tango Lesson (1997)
Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 19
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 9
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Average Rating: 7.2/10
Critic Reviews: 5
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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 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
Nov 14, 1997 Wide
Jun 9, 1998
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Sally Potter
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Pablo Veron
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Gustavo Naveira
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Fabian Salas
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David Toole
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Carolina Iotti
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Carlos Copello
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Peter Eyre
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Heathcote Williams
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Continues Sally Potter's exploration of the sexual politics involved in creative expression.
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Foreign Titles
- Tango-Fieber (DE)
- The Tango Lesson (UK)
