Tango director carlos saura is himself no stranger to films about music and dance. Tango bar 1988 this 1988 film is a coproduction of argentine and puerto rican filmmakers and was directed by marcos zurinaga. The script was written by alfredo le pera, the lyricist who collaborated with gardel on some of the greatest tango standards every written. A hit man don stroud falls in love with the tango dancing lover adrianne sachs of a man he is to kill in buenos aires. Tango on the balcony is a narrative short film about moral injury and post traumatic stress disorder ptsd. Most recent documentaries of tango tell its history from the perspective of the immigrants to bs.
I knew there was something special about the theatre for me. Tango bar 1987 pg 1h 30min drama, musical, romance april 1988 puerto rico a fled tango show owner returns to buenos aires to join his partners after the oppressive government of argentina has dissolved. I dont think it has, entirely, and watching this film will help it survive. Tango movies in hollywood featuring famous movie actors. John reinhardt, 1935 as an occasion to ponder the anomaly of an interna. The film is a tribute to the life and music of jazz saxophonist charlie bird parker. Curriculum vitae for complete beginners group classes private lessons milonga jueves in budapest tango dj. This lively musical has political overtones as it tells the tale of the happy reunion of a famous argentine tango dancer, who fled the country during a military coup, and his longtime friends and. Tango, no me dejes nunca is a 1998 argentinespanish musical drama tango film written and directed by carlos saura and starring miguel angel sola and mia maestro. This is tango slawomir mrozek 1999 by adam on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
So, what do all these hollywood actors have in common. Tango bar 1988 is a movie about tango the dance, clearly made by people who love the tango. Richard gere, jennifer lopez, colin firth, antonio banderas, jessica biel, gabrielle anwar, madonna and al pacino. However, there is one scene featuring carlos gardel dancing tango. The relation between tango and the movie industry in argentina is much more complex than most people think. This was filmed in 1988 in a period when argentine tango was in the infancy of its comeback. The dance sequences are well done, although i dont care for tango ballet. I am sorry to keep saying it, but i dont love you any more helenapsychologists tell us that these are the most painful words that a human being can hear and yet this is exactly what conrado tells helena. Actually, the story is an excuse to show many film clips from the history of the famous dance. Bird is a 1988 american biographical film, produced and directed by clint eastwood from a screenplay by joel oliansky. Mario suarez launches himself into the making of the ultimate film about tango. The film is the directorial debut for suresh krishna. Somewhat overwrought in its politics, but this film does put tango in its cultural.
Tango studio semaforzbigniew rybszynski, 1980 on vimeo. Many films have included tango scenes to express some of these feelings check out my list of the 10 best tango scenes in movies. Tango bar is a movie about a classic love triangleantonio, a bandoneon player and singer, had fled argentina during the period of state. They all danced in famous tango movies or tango scenes on film.
The film includes a wide variety of tango dances and music. Something beyond the regular reality, something that i could get into and transcend and become something other than myself. Casablanca is a 1942 american romantic drama film directed by michael curtiz based on murray burnett and joan alisons unproduced stage play everybody comes to ricks. A young arrogant sign flippers world is shattered with the arrival of a far superior replacement. The tango is the result of a combination of african candombe spanishcuban habanera, and argentinian milonga. Back by popular demand, heres part 2 of our tango movies series, based on our fans and members recommendations. Janny scott article on learning to tango at stepping out, a midtown manhattan dance studio, and at dancesport, studio owned with paul pellicoro, who taught al pacino to tango for the movie.
Jan 27, 2011 1988, january 27 premiere of tango bar tonight antonio will walk into tango bar, will walk through that door, back into your life, our lives says says ricardo, there is nothing left between antonio and i, nor fire nor ashes, you are only hurting yourself needlessly, elena responds to ricardo trying to reassure him. Debuting in 1977, effusive latin pop singer valeria lynch recorded a trio of popular hits. The reunion of two cabaret performers raul julia, ruben juarez in argentina reflects the history of the tango. Its plot, such as it is, concerns the return to argentina of antonio ruben juarez, a bandoneon player and singer who has fled the reign of the military in the 1970s and 1980s, and his reunion with his creative partner, a pianist and songwriter, ricardo raul julia. Tangoed lives 1999 three to tango 1999 tango, the obsession 1998. The tango is based on suspicion, sex and insincerity. This argentinean film directed by spanish carlos saura, includes many beautiful tango scenes. Tango bar 1988 the reunion of two cabaret performers raul julia, ruben juarez in argentina reflects the history of the tango. Gardels baritone voice and the dramatic phrasing of his lyrics made miniature masterpieces of his hundreds of threeminute tango recordings. Posts about 10 best tango films written by zentango. This is to be expected however since the story is about a movie director making a film about tango. Faced with the apparition of someone he may have killed in combat, iraqi war veteran john wexler struggles with the continuing symptoms of ptsd and his transition to civilian life. Mario suarez is a fortysomething tango artist, whose wife laura has left him. Chan did not dance it, the number was in fact done by reallife tango dancers.
The entire film is placed around tango, and the setting is the production of a stage show very theatrical setting. Pasion tango lisbon video of the tango dance scene from the movie tango bar. A dancer who left his native argentina during a political coup reunites years later with his. The film was a remake of the 1985 hindi film arjun. Raul julia, valeria lynch, ruben juarez points of interest. If you dance the tango youll enjoy this movie all the more. It was photographed by cinematographer vittorio storaro. The four horsemen of the apocalypse 1921 rudolph valentino dances an argentine tango in this silent film. Despite the title, tango is not a central theme of the movie. This is what you get when you look into the internet movie database imdb with the keyword tango.
At the other end of the spectrum, sally potters 1997 movie, the tango lesson, uses a thin plot involving potter making a tango film to pack as much dancing as can fit into 100 minutes. Top five movie tango scenes on september 9, 2010 september 10, 20 by ruth in random thoughts, the flix list my friend took me to a zumba class last night for the first time, its a cardio class fused with latin and international music and dance moves. The artists are excellent, and what they say about their art is varied and from the heart. Raul julia celebrity profile check out the latest raul julia photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Tito castro is a bandoneonist who has played with some of the great tango musicians including roberto goyenche and libertad lamarque. The following article briefly summarizes movies dealing with argentine tango from 1921. The ensemble that produced this disk are internationally known musicians. There are touches of real film making, too, although the cinematic verve of a young tango musician roller skating in the credits sequence isnt quite lived up to elsewhere. It is very real argentinean tango, including men dancing with women, women dancing with women and men dancing with men. With miguel angel sola, cecilia narova, mia maestro, juan carlos copes. Tango bar was also the name of a movie made by carlos gardel in 1935 in which he sings his immortal por una cabeza which has been featured in so many films including scent of a woman and shindlers list. Carlos gardel was tango s first superstar and still one of its most enduring performers. This is the weary, graceful mario miguel angel sola, who is preparing a new show based.
It is constructed as a montage of scenes from parkers life, from his childhood in kansas city, through his early death at the age of 34. Tango movies movies about tango, and films with a significant content around the theme of tango. The opening shots of carlos sauras tango, after a slow pan across buenos aires, are of a man who has given his life to the dance and has a bad leg and a walking stick as his reward. The film stars raul julia, valeria lynch, and ruben juarez as a trio who broke up their once famous tango show during argentinas military years and have reunited for a performance. Tango bar is a 1987 argentinepuerto rican musical drama film directed by marcos zurinaga and starring raul julia, ruben juarez and valeria lynch. Tango movies and tango scenes in films have been very popular in the last couple of decades.
It is the story of a successful american hitman sent to argentina to kill a former general, but when the general delays his return to the country, the hitman finds a beautiful dancer who becomes his teacher and guide into argentinas sensual world of the tango. His tragic death shortly after the production of the movie led to a series of suicides. Gardel was an amazing performer and tango bar is a nice showcase for his many talents. This is a movie abut tango, and argentine tango at that there are english subtitles to help out, but after you play it 1012 times, you pretty well know not only the english, but what they must be saying in spanish.
My students were not as enamored with the film as i, but it is pretty darn good, if a bit artsy. We bet you do, because so many of you responded to our first article on the top 5 argentine tango scenes in cinema. The tango lesson 1997, starring sally potter and pablo veron, directed by sally potter. It will also give those who do tango a valuable perspective on what theyre doing. Tango bar 1935 approved 1h 2min drama, musical 19 march 1936 portugal ricardo fuentes carlos gardel leaves buenos aires after loosing in horse races to go to barcelona, where he plans to open a tango bar, a new concept of tango dance show and dance saloon. If you like to dance, and if youve tried argentine tango, and enjoyed it, youll love it. Its spanish language with permanent ironon english subtitles and to me, it looks like a succession of admittedly elaborate, well choreographed dance numbers strung together with a plot that seems to solely exist to set up the sequences. It is in one of these bars that we see the movies famous tango scene. It was written by zurinaga with juan carlos codazzi and jose pablo feinmann. What are the release dates for tango bar 1987 answers. Tango 1998, starring cecilia narova and mia maestro, directed by carlos saura. It is almost an excuse to show many clips from the history of tango. Argentine tango is the main subject in these films. Using poignant, beautifully stirring tango music as a source of inspiration, mario searches to find a narrative.
Sathya is a 1988 indian tamillanguage action social drama film directed by suresh krissna and produced by kamal haasan. It was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries, with enslaved africans populations. If you like tango bar you are looking for serious and realistic movies about with politics, love triangle, reunion, friendship, love and romance, artists and showbiz and world themes of drama, musical and romance genre shot in argentina or puerto rico. He leaves his apartment and starts preparing a film about tango. Do you love the smokin hot passion of argentine tango and wish you could see more of it on the big screen. Due to the amount of movies associated with tango, the least important ones are omitted, such as tango from 1933 with libertad lamarque, pepe arias tita. Trading hearts 1988 pg 1h 28min comedy 27 may 1988 usa a baseballloving small girl decides to hook up her favorite downonhisluck baseball player and her mom, a downonherluck lounge singer. Tango bar is a movie about a classic love triangleantonio, a bandoneon player and singer, had fled argentina during the period of state sponsored terrorism to save his life leaving behind his wife. You know you are in trouble when in a film, the director includes pieces of other films, including cartoons, of people doing the tango. The film completed a 150day run and was successful in box office. If you ask tango dancers about it, they will answer that they have seen pablo veron dance in sally potters movie the tango lesson and maybe a few will recall some other tango scenes in other contemporary. In 1836, a small garrison of 181 men, led by jim bowie, davy crockett, and commandant wiliam travis, vow to fight for texas independence from mexico. Tango 1998 if you love tango you will certainly enjoy this movie about love, ageing, power and lots of tango.