| Edition |
Widescreen version. |
| Description |
1 DVD (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mixed |
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Dolby digital 5.1 |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD; digitally remastered, 2-channel surround and 5.1 Dolby digital; original aspect ratio of approx 2.35:1, anamorphic video. |
| Cast |
Miguel Angel Sola, Cecilia Narova, Mia Maestro, Juan Carlos Copes, Carlos Rivarola, Sandra Ballesteros, Oscar Cardozo Ocampo, Enrique Pinti, Julio Bocca, Juan Luis Gallardo. |
| Credits |
Choreographers, Juan Carlos Copes, Carlos Rivarol, Ana Maria Stekelman ; editor, Julia Juaniz ; music by Lalo Schifrin ; cinematography by Vittorio Storaro. |
| Note |
Produced in association with Terraplen Producciones, Astrolabio Producciones, Adela Pictures, Beco Films, Hollywood Partners and Saura Films. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1998. |
| Audience |
Rated PG-13. |
| Awards |
"1998 Academy award nominee: Best foreign language film." |
| Note |
Special features: producer & lead actress commentary, theatrical trailers, talent & filmographies, "making of" featurette. |
| Summary |
Set in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the film tells the story of director Mario Suarez's quest to make the ultimate tango film. Lonely after his wife (one of the film's stars) has left him, Mario must find the themes that will hold the film together, while simultaneously permitting his musicians and dancers the freedom of expression that is necessary to satisfy the tango-hungry Argentine audience. Things become complicated when Mario falls in love with Elena, a beautiful and talented young dancer who is the girlfriend of the powerful and dangerous Angelo Larroca, an investor in the picture. And Mario's creative vision is challenged by his investors when he plans a scene that recreates Argentina's dark years of political suppression and "disappearances." |
| Language |
In Spanish with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Provenance |
Ludmila Kapschutschenko-Schmitt Memorial Collection |
| Subject |
Motion picture producers and directors -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Drama.
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Motion picture producers and directors. |
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Argentina -- Buenos Aires. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Tango (Dance) -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Drama.
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Tango (Dance) |
| Genre/Form |
Tangos.
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| Subject |
Buenos Aires (Argentina) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Scalella, Luis A., producer.
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Mentasti, Carlos L., producer.
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Codazzi, Juan C., producer.
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Saura, Carlos, 1932-2023, screenwriter, director.
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Solá, Miguel Ángel, actor.
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Narova, Cecilia, actor.
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Maestro, Mía, actor.
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Copes, Juan Carlos, actor.
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Rivarola, Carlos, actor.
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Ballesteros, Sandra, actor.
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Cardozo Ocampo, Oscar, actor.
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Pinti, Enrique, actor.
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Bocca, Julio, 1967- actor.
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Galiardo, Juan Luis, actor.
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Schifrin, Lalo.
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Storaro, Vittorio, 1940-
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Codazzi, Juan C.
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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Pandora Cinema.
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Argentina Sono Film.
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Alma Ata International Pictures.
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Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0767835174 |
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9780767835176 |
| Standard No. |
043396038349 |
| Music No. |
03834 Columbia Tristar Home Video |
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