Review of The Tango Lesson (1997) by Your M — 29 Jul 2007

Watched this on IFC. Loved how intimate it was.

This review of The Tango Lesson (1997) was written by Your M on 29 Jul 2007.

The Tango Lesson has generally received positive reviews.

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By Seok T (2) on 21 Nov 2007

Amazing! Pablo Veron is performing excellently in this movie and it makes the viewer understand how it feels dancing the tango…

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By Daniel V (622) on 29 Jan 2009

Potter clearly loves the tango and Pablo Veron is brilliant but overall it doesn't work for me…

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By Private U (13,627) on 18 Mar 2009

One of my favorites: beautiful music, beautiful cinematography, beautiful dancing. The dancing in the movie changed me…

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By Denis B (38) on 30 Jul 2007

Beautiful cinematography, beautiful music and a beautiful dance teacher! ;)…

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By Debra W (38) on 03 Mar 2009

Sally Potter is a genius, and this is one of her best…

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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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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 Lorelei F (1) on 15 Mar 2009

This is a movie where you just have to allow your senses to bask in the beautiful music and creative dance scenes…

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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 Dan V (100) on 16 Jan 2008

Some great moments and images and Potter's love of the tango shines through but overall I found the movie disappointing…

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