Tanghi argentini (2006)

Director:

Guy Thys

Writer:

Geert Verbanck (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Comedy

Plot:

An office clerk with a hankering to tango enlists the support of a workplace colleague as he prepares for a date. It's Christmas time and the concept of giving assumes fairy tale proportions in this beguiling modern story.

Plot Keywords:

Tango | Office | Christmas | Dance | Colleague

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 22 wins

Cast

Dirk van Dijck	...	André
Koen van Impe	...	Frans
Wannes Cappelle	...	Patrick
Ineke Nijssen	...	Gaby
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hilde Norga	...	Suzanne
Mathias Sercu	...	Elves

Directed by
Guy Thys		(as Guido Thys)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Geert Verbanck		screenplay

Produced by
Anja Daelemans	....	producer
Dries Phlypo	....	producer

Original Music by
Allan Muller

Cinematography by
Frank van den Eeden

Film Editing by
Alain Dessauvage

Casting by
Sara de Vries

Art Direction by
Johan Van Essche

Costume Design by
Kristin Van Passel

Makeup Department
Fabienne Adam	....	key makeup artist
Ingeborg Van Eetvelde	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thomas de Cock	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Max Van Essche	....	set dresser
Hendrik Van Kets	....	property master

Sound Department
Chris De Strycker	....	boom operator
Frederik Van de Moortel	....	sound editor
Pedro Van der Eecken	....	sound
Geert Vlegels	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Bert Deruyck	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Julien Covens	....	grip

Editorial Department
Peter Bernaers	....	colorist

Other crew
David Magdael	....	publicist
Jo Nijns	....	script supervisor
El Rumbo	....	choreographer: all dances
Anne Stulz	....	publicist
Liesbet Vaes	....	production assistant

Thanks
Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem	....	special thanks
Christophe Van Rompaey	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Another Dimension of an Idea
• Dreams in Motion
• VAF

Distributors

• Premium Films (2007) (France) (all media)

Runtime:

Belgium:14 min

Country:

Belgium

Language:

Dutch

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Belgium:KT

Company:

Another Dimension of an Idea

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)

Fancy footsteps

Andre is an invisible office worker living a lonely existence when he engages a woman on the Internet. Problem is she likes to Tango and he can't. He gently cajoles a still cynical co-worker into teaching him. The big night arrives and all does not go according to plan. Or does it?

Tanghi argentini is a whimsical quarter hour film that swiftly moves along with humor and pathos, approaches tragedy, changes course and leaves you with a smile on your face. The actors establish character swiftly and the montage of tango lessons at the office are skillfully edited for humorous effect, making this sweet story hard to find fault with in any way.