Tango films
Films with a tango theme, tango dance scenes or tango music.
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- DirectorStéphane BrizéStarsPatrick ChesnaisAnne ConsignyGeorges WilsonThe (love) life of a man fed up with his work and life routine changes when he enlists into a tango dancing course.A middle aged man takes up tango as a way to get exercise (hence the title: "I'm not here to be loved") but he and his dance partner develop feelings for one another. Not a film for spectacular dance scenes, but all tangueros/tangueras will recognize the struggle the beginners go through to learn the dance. A very sweet film!
- DirectorRobert DuvallStarsRobert DuvallLuciana PedrazaRubén BladesAn aging hitman gets a contract to kill a General in Buenos Aires, Argentina. But when his mark becomes unavailable, he becomes involved in Argentinian tango culture.A hitman goes to Buenos Aires for a hit and falls in love with the tango.
- DirectorGuy ThysStarsDirk van DijckKoen van ImpeHilde NorgaAn 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.An office worker enlists the help of a colleague to help him learn tango. The film is a sort of modern fairy tale. Well worth 14 minutes of your time.
- DirectorSally PotterStarsSally PotterPablo VerónMorgane MaugranA scriptwriter comes to Paris to work on her film. There she takes up tango lessons and forms a relationship with the dancer.The story of a woman falling in love with the tango and with the dancer who introduced her to it.
- DirectorMiguel KohanStarsAníbal AriasErnesto BaffaEmilio BalcarceInterviews with the musicians and singers from Argentina's golden days of Tango.It's like a tango version of The Buena Vista Social Club. This film is all about the musicians and the music.
- DirectorCaroline NealStarsEmilio BalcarceLeopoldo FedericoErnesto FrancoThis documentary follows the attempts of a group of musicians to set up a school for studying and learning the tango. This film is all about the musicians and the music.
- DirectorDiego Martínez VignattiStarsEugenia RamírezBruno TodeschiniDora BaretA woman tries to get back on her feet after suffering from a devastating break-up.The film follows a woman as she tries to recover after her relationship ends. There's not much tango dancing nor even that much music, but tango does permeate the whole film.
- DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsMarlon BrandoMaria SchneiderMaria MichiA young Parisian woman meets a middle-aged American businessman who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex.I think most people will remember this more for the butter than the tango. But I like the scene at the milonga.