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Tango

Play trailer Poster for Tango PG-13 1999 1h 55m Drama Musical Play Trailer Watchlist
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68% Tomatometer 22 Reviews 86% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
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 (Mía 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.
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Critics Consensus

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

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3.5/4
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. Go to Full Review CSM Staff Christian Science Monitor 03/21/2019
3/4
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. Go to Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 11/16/2009
2/4
A most uninteresting and unsatisfying story pads the film between dance scenes. Go to Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 11/25/2008
4/5
Saura aims for the Fellini masterpiece, but lacks both Fellini's playfulness and easy fusion of fantasy and reality. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 12/05/2005
4/5
You'll want to learn to tango after seeing this sumptuous movie. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/19/2005
3/5
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thiago s @Thiagostone Sep 19 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more 04/04/2016 Worth watching for the music alone and the dancing is as fine as you will ever see. One has to train from childhood to be that good. See more 08/06/2012 Una de las mejores películas argentinas que he visto... See more 09/29/2011 A film which utterly blew me away the first time I saw it. And each time since then, it still manages to take me away. A visual masterpiece, its dance sequences are exquisite, its music is amazing, and its story a tribute to the ever-waging battle of the visionary versus the financier. A film that I consider to be one of the best that I've ever seen. Another great film by the master director Carlos Saura. See more 05/17/2011 A rich and clever film. The dancing is wonderful, the music is rich and womderful, and the story -- ah, the story. It has all these delicious twists and turns. Until the last scene, you are no quite sure what is going on. See more 04/07/2011 so well made and amazing choreographs See more Read all reviews
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Carlos Saura

Director

Miguel Ángel Solá

Mario Suárez

Cecilia Narova

Laura Fuentes

Mía Maestro

Elena Flores

Juan Carlos Copes

Carlos Nebbia

Julio Bocca

Julio Bocca

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Synopsis 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 (Mía 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.
Director
Carlos Saura
Producer
Juan Carlos Codazzi, Carlos Mentasti, Luis A. Scalella
Screenwriter
Carlos Saura
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Astrolabio Producciones S.L., Hollywood Partners Munich, Beco Films, Pandora Cinema, Alma Ata International Pictures S.L., Adela Pictures, Argentina Sono Film S.A.C.I.
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama, Musical
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 12, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.7M
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
Dolby