Review of The Tango Lesson (1997) by Shirley W — 01 Aug 2007

Simple and elegant. The perfect movie for a rainy day.

This review of The Tango Lesson (1997) was written by Shirley W on 01 Aug 2007.

The Tango Lesson has generally received positive reviews.

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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 Sky B (14) on 06 Sep 2007

Artsy film? Don't think and falter, just let the Argentine music and dances lead and guide you through the floor…

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By Alejandro F (66) on 23 Sep 2007

Great movie. The best Tango dances. nice shots from Buenos Aires…

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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 Marlina L (3) on 24 Sep 2007

First saw it at the International Film Festival while a student. Haunted me ever since. The dancing/movement…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 07 Nov 2007

A bold attempt to explore personal experience in a self-exposed, docu-fictional dramatic context, The Tango Lesson is unrelenting in its fascination…

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By Marisol M (28) on 23 Jul 2009

C'est un film a la fois simple (dans les couleurs, le jeu et les dialogues) et riche (dans ses possibilites d'interpretations)…

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By Michelle D (429) on 09 Jan 2012

Watched this on IFC. Loved how intimate it was…

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By David R (1,449) on 08 Aug 2008

A masterpiece, a visual feast, a musical dream. Beautiful dance scenes. Storytelling is amazing, I love Tango even ten times more now…

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By Jonathon C (34) on 28 Feb 2010

One of the few arthouse films that I've enjoyed, one of the few that I've seen, and one of the few that I would give time to seeing…

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