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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 14 Apr 2017

Most dances are for people who are falling in love…

Review of The Tango Lesson (1997)

By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 06 Nov 2014

The Tango Lesson is ponderously scripted and stiffly acted, and though the narrative causes the characters to skip continents and languages…

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By Edward Guthmann (364) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 10 Apr 2009

Surprisingly, Potter takes what seemed like a recipe for embarrassment and excess and delivers a film that's sweet and understated and devoid…

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By Janet Maslin (949) for The New York Times (9,847) on 21 Jan 2008

Stiffly playing a filmmaker with a growing passion for the tango, she makes this a handsome, drily meticulous film with no real fire anywhere…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 01 Mar 2002

Continues Sally Potter's exploration of the sexual politics involved in creative expression…

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By Patrick Gamble (128) for CineVue (2,163) on 06 Oct 2000

Despite being exquisitely shot and flowing with an inescapably graceful stride that seems in accordance with the film's titular dance, The…

Review of The Tango Lesson (1997)

By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 03 Jan 2000

The Tango Lesson is about as far away from Al Pacino’s Scent of a Woman hotdogging as you can get; it really is about the scent of a woman,…

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By Peter Henne (51) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Jan 2000

Even though it's self-conscious of its own sentimentality, it's surprisingly infectious…

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Film critics gave The Tango Lesson (1997) an average score of 69%, indicating generally positive reviews.

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