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Claudine Mavros, David Toole, Fabian Salas

A film director, Sally, is agonizing over the visuals to a film called "Rage," a $20 million epic on beauty and the glamorization of death. Between writing jags, she attends a tango concert and later ...( read more  read more... )approaches the Argentinian star Pablo about taking tango lessons. When maintenance on her apartment forces her to leave, she travels to Argentina were her tango lessons continue. A romance begins between Sally and Pablo as he teaches her the dance and she grooms him for a film role. After a failed trip to Los Angeles where "Rage" is killed off, Sally accepts Pablo's invitation to dance onstage with him after he splits from his regular partner. Sally's tendency to lead causes problems on the dance floor and in their blossoming romance before their eventual reconciliation.

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PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Sally Potter

Release Date: November 14, 1997

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  • menelaumarinela
    May 12, 2009
    menelaumarinela
    my favorite film iwas impresionate
  • vitis3
    January 29, 2009
    vitis3
    Potter clearly loves the tango and Pablo Veron is brilliant but overall it doesn't work for me.
  • AmantedaLuz
    May 14, 2008
    AmantedaLuz
    Dave J - B4 me. I am intrigued.
  • lilmissteen2u
    January 3, 2008
    lilmissteen2u
    this movie was awsome i highly recomend it
  • animalqueen113
    September 7, 2007
    animalqueen113
    i love all the movies and books they're awsome!!!
  • stormyblueeyez
    August 30, 2007
    stormyblueeyez
    This movie just gets me hot. It's beautiful, exotic...and has incredible choreography. I've taken Tango and it's sooooo sensual and sexy.
  • voniithebest
    July 23, 2007
    voniithebest
    i do not knoe evn one thing about it
  • flesheva
    June 16, 2007
    flesheva
    Sure wish I could tango...

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