Mario, who is on the verge of a mid-life crises, drives his girlfriend away, then becomes obsessed with producing the definitive tango experience in his own tango show, and reclaiming his youth -- through a young tango dancer. He is approached by a gangster, in a tango bar while he is trying to unwind, who turns out to be one of the show backers. Like most gangsters, this one has a girlfriend and she also wants to try out for Mario's show. And what begins as a favour soon turns into an affair whose ill-timed intensity threatens both of their lives.
105 minutes, Parental Guidance
Drama, On the Art Circuit
Miguel Angel Sola, Cecilia Narova, Mia Maestro, Juan Carlos Copes
Director
Carlos Saura
Screenplay
Carlos Saura
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography
Vittorio Storaro
Sound formats
Dolby Digital
Soundtrack
Not available
Made in
1998
Produced by
CIPA, Sony Pictures Classics, Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
Ratings
Scale (Max)
20
South African Media
The MoviesiteIan Douglas
1
The MoviesiteViolet Jacobs
1
Cape ArgusPeter Frost
15
The StarJanet Maslin
16
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge
15
TV3 ScreenplayBarry Ronge
10
SAFM Saturday WiredAlan Swerdlow
12
International Media
eye Weekly (Canada)Gemma Files
15
Box Office (USA)Ed Scheid
12
Rough Cuth (USA)Andy Jones
8
Film Review (UK)John Ainsworth
10
Internet (IMDB)111 Netizens
14
Average .. 54%
11
Visitor Comments
Ian Douglas: A real ''art'' movie - the director went to a lot of trouble to get pretty and interesting images and music. However he takes 2 hours to tell a 10 minute story, by making every second scene a tango dance. That's great if you get a kick out of watching the tango (or need free lessons) but gets a bit tedious after a while.
