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Movie Reviews of Tango
Movie Review: Tango is passionate and sensual without being sexual...
Summary: 5 Stars
I love Tango, the movie, the music and the dance and I don't tire of watching this movie. My copy ended up coming from Hong kong so it took me a little while to figure out how to turn off the Chinese subtitles, but once I did that, it was heavenly. The dialogue is clever. The story is not a new one. His movie is a metaphor for the mess of his life which is also a metaphor for the mess the country has become. The use of color and lighting is very Storaro and in my opinion, this movie easily surpasses Sally Potter's "The Tango Lesson" in film quality, storyline, acting and choreography. (Interesting how both directors chose to tell a story within a story about love affairs with their protegees during the making of both of these movies.) It's almost as if they needed an excuse to make their dance movies. That being said, whatever your preference, there is something for everyone- women with men, women with women, men with men- the tango is one of the few dances where it is acceptable to dance with a same sex partner, and consequently, some of the dances have very sensual overtones, almost like you are watching something forbidden. The Pogrom sequence is very disturbing- a little remisniscent of the recent Cabaret revival ending - but it fits in the movie and what he ends up having to do to get his show staged is a humorous and unexpected ending to this dance spectacle.I wish he had found a better dancer than Mia Maestro but I reading somewhere online that this had been a case of art imitating life -so ladies and gentlemen, introducing the Mia Maestro!
Nevertheless, I found this beautifully done and I have watched it over and over and over. It is much better without subtitles of any kind blocking the dancer's feet, so brush up on your Spanish. It's not an instructional DVD and it's not quite the tango you see in Buenos Aires'crowded milongas, but it is a veritable feast for the eyes and the soul.The movie's original score is some of the best work of the incomparable Lalo Schiffrin and the choreography is something you will want to see again and again.
Movie Review: Engrossing
Summary: 5 Stars
Those who rated the movie poorly are what an Argentinian might call a "boludo"...more or less an idiot. I just saw this movie in Spanish with English subtitles & was absolutely mesmerized. However, one reviewer claims that this particular verison has an annoying English voice over...if that is the case than you can probably return it?
As far as the film goes...the music was outstanding...just don't watch it before bedtime because your brain will be racing with one haunting measure after another. Lalo Schifrin along with Astor Piazolla is the greatest contemporary composer in Argentina...and I hope that he isn't simply remembered for the Mission Impossible theme.
To be fair, the movie isn't particularly inventive...I think it is closely patterened after El Amor Brujo...the Flamenco classic about a dance company that stages "Carmen." Nonetheless, the scenes are shot beautifully, the director has a unique mysterious style, and the music is absolutely outstanding.
Esta pelicula si vale la pena. Esta muy bien actuada y dirigida - aunque el guion imita a la clasica cinta de Flamenco "El Amor Brujo" Sin embargo, lo mejor de "Tango" es la musica de Lalo Schifrin (compositor Argentino rete conocido por su trabajo en Hollywood, tambien con Carreras y Domingo) y la coreografia espelendida de un baile tan bello como lo es el Tango.
Movie Review: Dancing with Attitude
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been watching a few older dance movies lately. The Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers and Busby Berkeley type of movies have been interesting but the plot often comes across so simple or so impossible that I had to remind myself to just ignore that and enjoy the dancing. For the most part, the dancing was good enough to be able to ignore the lack of any serious plot. In "Tango" the dance sequences are outstanding and the story is worth paying attention to as well. I'm not sure that the plot would have justified a movie without the dance routines. However, it interfaced well with the dancing and resulted in a reality/fantasy mix that kept us on our toes.
I was not that familiar with the Tango before (I had it confused with the Flamingo). It is a most compelling, sensual dance to watch (especially when done by such experts in the style). There are many other noteworthing aspects of "Tango" such as the excellent directing, editing, and acting. Who ever was in charge of the lighting deserved an Oscar. Finally, the sets were outstanding in that we come away impressed not only with the movie but with the stage play within the movie. I'm hanging on to this movie because I know it will be enjoyable to watch again and again.
Movie Review: Tango: Theory on cinema and light
Summary: 5 Stars
Carlos Saura's "Tango" is a film about the making of a film. It is Saura's own personal view as a director and filmmaker. It is also a conversation piece about lighting. All of Vittorio Storaro's theories about light -as he has written in his 3 splendid and interesting books, Scrivere con la luce-, are put in practice here. Tango is metacinema. No wonder, the camera has such an important part in the beginning, middle and final scenes.
The discourse about film is tied to the plot and perfectly woven as a tango dance. It shows us not only a love story, as in the tango lyrics, but also a story about Argentina, its history and cultural expressions through music. Although Saura has preferred instrumental music, the lyrics -for tango connaisseurs- are narratives about every aspect of human relations; also, against social injustice and love for the country. Tango is the music of the melting pot; a product of cultural hibridism or mestizaje. Knowing this, Saura establishes a parallelism between tango and film, as both are products of collective work and an art form.
Tango by Carlos Saura is, indeed, one of the best films of the 90's and the music and choreography, are superb!!!
Movie Review: Saura does not take a back seat to Spielberg
Summary: 5 Stars
Much of this extraordinary movie deals with the Tango; its origins, its importance to the Argentine culture. The dancing is superlative, the music is wonderful. Amidst the music and the dancing, is a taut, dramatic love story. The depth of the story is not necessarily in the character development, but rather in the blurring of the imagination and reality experienced by the main character. This "back and forth" between reality and the imagination is marvelously portrayed as a result of Saura's sophisticated direction. At times you think you are looking at the characters only to find that you are looking at reflections. The cinematography and lighting are superb. A moviegoer does not have to have an affinity for the Tango to appreciate this movie. The terrific acting, beautiful use of light and color and the surreal thought processes of the main character are worthwhile in their own right, but the music, dancing and insight into the production of the "show within the show" are truly wonderful. Definitely an eleven on a scale of ten.