Review of The Tango Lesson (1997) by Yifan X — 30 Mar 2006

Captures the subtleties of the relationship in an amazing way.

This review of The Tango Lesson (1997) was written by Yifan X on 30 Mar 2006.

The Tango Lesson has generally received positive reviews.

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

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By Hans L (60) on 12 Oct 2007

Overrated, fake artsy, pretentious and neurotic yet ultimately shallow, but worth watching for the Libertango sequence…

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By André G (95) on 17 Sep 2007

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