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Tango makes a few false moves, but this dance-driven fantasy steps just the right side of the line between stultifying and seductive. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

When Argentinean theater director Mario Suarez's (Miguel Ángel Solá) wife leaves him, he concentrates on making a movie centered around the tango. It isn't long before complications arise, starting with his leading lady, a dancer named Elena (Mia Maestro) -- who happens to be the girlfriend of financier Angelo Larroca (Juan Luis Galiardo). As Mario and Elena enter into an affair, he also finds himself challenged by backers who disapprove of dance sequences reflecting the country's dark years.

Rating:

PG-13
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

Spanish
Director:

Carlos Saura
Producer:

Juan Carlos Codazzi, Carlos Mentasti, Luis A. Scalella
Writer:

Carlos Saura
Release Date (Theaters):

Feb 12, 1999 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA):

$1.7M
Runtime:

1h 55m
Production Co:

Alma Ata International Pictures S.L., Astrolabio Producciones S.L., Pandora Cinema, Hollywood Partners Munich, Beco Films, Argentina Sono Film S.A.C.I., Adela Pictures
Sound Mix:

Dolby

Cast & Crew

Miguel Ángel Solá
Mario Suárez

Cecilia Narova
Laura Fuentes

Mia Maestro
Elena Flores

Juan Carlos Copes
Carlos Nebbia

Julio Bocca
Julio Bocca

Juan Luis Galiardo
Angelo Larroca

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Critic Reviews for Tango

All Critics (22) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (7)

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September 7, 2011 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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March 19, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Globe and Mail
If the film is visually beautiful, it is also ravishing as a musical -- which is really what it is, with its passionate music and angry dance sequences.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 4/4

Susan Stark
Detroit News
The plot and dialogue are far less engaging than in [director Carlos] Saura's best work, but the dance sequences are exuberantly performed and radiantly filmed.

March 21, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

CSM Staff
Christian Science Monitor
A most uninteresting and unsatisfying story pads the film between dance scenes.

November 16, 2009 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
Saura aims for the Fellini masterpiece, but lacks both Fellini's playfulness and easy fusion of fantasy and reality.

November 25, 2008 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
You'll want to learn to tango after seeing this sumptuous movie.

December 5, 2005 | Rating: 4/5

Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
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June 19, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
...a movie that will appeal more to those with particular knowledge of -- and enthusiasm for -- the quintessential Argentine dance.

January 29, 2005 | Rating: C+

Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette