THE TANGO LESSON (1997)

Cast

Plot

Tango-loving filmmaker Sally Potter directs herself in this vibrant tale of a director who offers fame and fortune to a professional hoofer (Pablo Veron) in return for dancing lesons. She abandons her script to improve her skills as a dancer, and to prepare a movie about tango featuring herself and Verón. The film offers a canny analysis of male-female relationships, as romance blossoms, with tango functioning as a model for the interrogation of power, passion, independence and cultural difference but so, too, does a growing unease and mistrust between the pair. Often reminiscent of the classic '50's musical, this low-budget, high-energy treat features some breathtaking dance sequences and beautiful cinematography. And on one level, it's simply a terrific dance movie.