United Kingdom / Nov 28, 1997
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
On a trip to Paris Sally meets Pablo, a tango dancer. He starts teaching her to dance then she returns to London to work on some "projects". She visits Buenos Aires and learns more from Pablo's friends. Sally and Pablo meet again but this time their relationship changes, she realises they want different things from each other. On a trip to Buenos Aires they cement their friendship.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Howard Lee | Man at Tea Dance |
| Heathcote Williams | Builder |
| Guillaume Gallienne | Pablo's Friend |
Genres
DramaMusicRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Tango Lesson |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Français, English, Español |
| Production countries | Argentina, France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Arts Council of England, Adventure Pictures, Adventure Films, IMAGICA, Pandora Film, Sigma Film Productions |
| Release date | 28 novembre 1997 |
| Production | Óscar Kramer, Christian Keller Sarmiento, Diane Gelon, Cat Villiers, Christopher Sheppard, Simona Benzakein |
| Writer | Sally Potter, Walter Donohue |
| Casting | Irene Lamb |
| Editing | Hervé Schneid |
| Cinematography | Robby Müller |
| Assistant directors | Sally Potter, Penny Eyles |
| Camera operators | Robby Müller |
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| Additional photography | Robby Müller |
| Production design | Carlos Conti, Graciela Oderigo |
| Art direction | Graciela Oderigo, Carlos Conti |
| Set decoration | Carlos Conti, Graciela Oderigo |
| Stunts | Patrick Cauderlier |
| Music | Fred Frith, Sally Potter, Robin O'Donoghue, André Cappello, Jean-Paul Mugel, Gérard Hardy, Jean-Pierre Lelong, Jacques Thomas-Gérard |
| Sound | Fred Frith, Sally Potter, Robin O'Donoghue, André Cappello, Jean-Paul Mugel, Gérard Hardy, Jean-Pierre Lelong, Jacques Thomas-Gérard |
| Costume design | Paul Minter, Peter Swords King, Christian Gruau, Ricardo Fasán, Chantal Leothier, Thi-Loan Nguyen |
| Makeup | Chantal Leothier, Thi-Loan Nguyen, Paul Minter, Peter Swords King, Christian Gruau, Ricardo Fasán |
| Hairstyling | Paul Minter, Peter Swords King, Christian Gruau, Ricardo Fasán, Chantal Leothier, Thi-Loan Nguyen |
Release dates
Theatrical release
South Korea / Jul 04, 1998 / 15
Argentina / Nov 20, 2021
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