Product Details

• Actors: Miguel Ángel Solá, Cecilia Narova, Mía Maestro, Juan Carlos Copes, Carlos Rivarola
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 3, 1999
• Run Time: 115 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0767835174
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,139 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Tango" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Flamboyant. Colorful. Sensual. This is the seductive world of the TANGO, stunningly brought to life by acclaimed director Carlos Saura ("Flamenco"), Grammy-winning composer Lalo Schifrin (TV's "Mission: Impossible") and Oscar-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. Set against the backdrop of a director's passionate love affair with his art and the beautiful young woman who captures his heart, Tango is "a mesmerizing experience, a smoky lush blend of muted light and color, of intoxicating dance and the richest tango music you could ever imagine." - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times.

Product Description

A director falls in love with a beautiful young woman, set against the backdrop of the intoxicating tango.
Genre: Foreign Film - Spanish/misc SA
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 3-AUG-1999
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

115 of 117 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saura does not take a back seat to Spielberg, October 16, 1999

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Buzzy Weidman (Warsaw, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tango (DVD)

Much of this extraordinary movie deals with the Tango; its origins, its importance to the Argentine culture. The dancing is superlative, the music is wonderful. Amidst the music and the dancing, is a taut, dramatic love story. The depth of the story is not necessarily in the character development, but rather in the blurring of the imagination and reality experienced by the main character. This "back and forth" between reality and the imagination is marvelously portrayed as a result of Saura's sophisticated direction. At times you think you are looking at the characters only to find that you are looking at reflections. The cinematography and lighting are superb. A moviegoer does not have to have an affinity for the Tango to appreciate this movie. The terrific acting, beautiful use of light and color and the surreal thought processes of the main character are worthwhile in their own right, but the music, dancing and insight into the production of the "show within the show" are truly wonderful. Definitely an eleven on a scale of ten.

48 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cinematography, a motion picture art piece, November 20, 2000

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kravdraa (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tango (DVD)

Tango is an amazing movie in its exceptional combination of dance, music, camera technique, color, mirrors, and lighting.

At several points in this movie I thought to myself: "Wow, this lighting/camera perspective is perfect, why don't we see more of this in movies?" After watching the movie once, I found myself immediately going back to re-watch some specific scenes just like one may be drawn back to an especially interesting piece of art.

The plot of this movie *is not* what makes this a great picture, although it does effectively tie together the various scenes and the overall context of the film. What makes this a great film are the actors/actresses, dance numbers, music, and cinematography.

The english subtitles were clear and easy to read at all times.

Overall a very different and entertaining movie... Recommended.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, great dancing..., July 1, 2005

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Tiran Behrouz "Tiran Behrouz" (North Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tango (DVD)

This movie was recommended to me by my tango teacher Carlos Loyola. I rented it on VHS first and watched it 5 times before I went online and ordered the DVD. It is a dazzling, colourful, mesmerizing and very well directed movie.

This is not a hollywood style movie, so don't expect anything super flashy with video effects; however you will enjoy the beautiful set, lighting and colours that fill the background all along. I recommend this movie to anyone with a passion for Tango and a sense of music and cinematography.

You have to change the default English language of the DVD to Spanish language (and then put English subtitles ON if you wish), otherwise you may think it is just a documentary about the movie.