Tango (1998)

Director:

Carlos Saura

Writer:

Carlos Saura (writer)

Release Date:

12 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical

Tagline:

Tango: you never leave me

Plot:

Mario Suarez is a forty-something tango artist, whose wife Laura has left him. He leaves his apartment and starts preparing a film about tango.

Plot Keywords:

Tango | Dancer | Love | Director | Film In Film

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Miguel Ángel Solá	...	Mario Suárez
Cecilia Narova	...	Laura Fuentes
Mía Maestro	...	Elena Flores
Juan Carlos Copes	...	Carlos Nebbia
Carlos Rivarola	...	Ernesto Landi
Sandra Ballesteros	...	María Elman
Óscar Cardozo Ocampo	...	Daniel Stein
Enrique Pinti	...	Sergio Lieman
Julio Bocca	...	Julio Bocca
Juan Luis Galiardo	...	Angelo Larroca
Martín Seefeld	...	Andrés Castro
Ricardo Díaz Mourelle	...	Waldo Norman
Antonio Soares Junior	...	Bodyguard 1 / Dancer
Ariel Casas	...	Antonio
Carlos Thiel	...	Dr. Ramírez

Also Known As:

Tango (International: English title) (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sensuality, some disturbing images and brief language.

Runtime:

115 min | Argentina:126 min

Country:

Spain | Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Austria:6 | Norway:7 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Colombia:12 | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hungary:14 | Ireland:12 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:PG | Peru:14 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Adela Pictures

Trivia:

Argentina's official submission for the 1998 Oscar Awards, Foreign Language film category.

Quotes:

Elena Flores: We're breaking up.
Mario Suárez: Why? If I may ask...
Elena Flores: We don't understand eachother. I'm not easy.
[laughs]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Picante

One of the Most Wonderful Tributes to the Tango

In Buenos Aires, the director Mario Suarez (Miguel Ángel Solá) is developing and rehearsing a tango play with historical events as background. Mario misses his mate Laura Fuentes (Cecilia Narova), who has recently left him, and is recovering from a car crash with an injured leg. When the major investor Angelo Larroca (Juan Luis Galiardo) asks for an audition for his lover Elena Flores (Mía Maestro), she succeeds and participates in the play; however, Mario falls in love for her and Elena fears the dangerous Angelo.

I saw "Tango" for the first time on 01 January 2001; I have just watched it again and I still believe it is one of the most wonderful tributes to the tango. Carlos Saura uses the concept that history is indestructible and recalls the dark years of military dictatorship in Argentina after the amnesty entwined with a passionate love of a middle-aged man for a young woman to build the plot, supported by stunning cast, choreography, music score and lighting. However, the conclusion is confused and disappointing, and I really do not understand the relationship of Angelo and Mario acting like pals in the last scene. Cecilia Narova and Mía Maestro are extremely beautiful and fantastic dancers, and I do not get tired of seeing them dancing tango. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Tango"