Chinese Version

Tango (Spain/Argentina)

Love and murder

Director: Carlos Saura

Cast: Miguel Angel Sola   Cecilia Narova   Mia Maestro

Footage: 112min

Year: 1998

After his wife leaves him, Argentine film director Mario Suarez, moves to a Buenos Aires suburb, and begins work on a film about the tango with meticulous care. At a cabaret, he encounters gangster Angelo Larroca, lover of aspiring dancer Elena Flores. Larroca asks Mario to audition Elena, but problems arise when Mario takes a romantic interest in her.

Famed tango dancers appear onscreen in dark dances depicting passions, sorrows, and the past history of Argentina, including a war ballet.

References:

Tango (Roy Rodenstein)

All The Right Moves

Tango (James Berardinelli)

Tango (Elias Savada)

Tango (1998)

Tango (ROGER EBERT)