Tamango (1957)

Terrific Tango
From beginning to end, the film Tango is infused with exquisite music and superb dancing. Although the story line is rather confusing and uninteresting, it works to glue all the dazzling tangos together and to offer some reason for the amazing variety of dances. With repeated watchings, you begin to notice the subtle themes in the music and choreography that repeat throughout, adding an invisible but powerful underlying rhythm to the production. For those dancing tango now, it's fun to see the differences between current styling techniques and those shown in this ten year-old film. Cecilia Narova's dancing is phenomenal; her only dance with Juan Carlos Copes (at the very end of the film) is a classic.

Another Saura Triumph in Stunning Cinematography
Argentinian Director Carlos Saura turns a simple, age-old theme of art, love, and betrayal into a visual feast of color and motion. The protagonist moves through an inextricably intertwined plot as his life imitates his art. After compromising both he settles for the attainable, and in the case of his art (producing and directing an elaborate play), for the sublime. But the sublime in "Tango" is not the plot...it is the consistent, relentless beauty of color and form that makes the movie a "must see" for those with an eye for and love of, the truly beautiful.

Tango Lives
The pulse, passion and some history of the Tango in Argentina.
Love's karmic circles and fast rhythmic sensuous dancing.

These are real women and men with genuine passion in
honest relationships.

Your life will be better with these romantic dancers and
melodies in your brain.