The Tango Lesson
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Theatrical release poster: Potter and Verón dance below Jacob wrestling with the angel by Eugène Delacroix | |
| Directed by | Sally Potter |
| Written by | Sally Potter |
| Produced by | Christopher Sheppard Oscar Kramer |
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| Cinematography | Robby Müller |
| Edited by | Hervé Schneid |
| Music by | Fred Frith Sally Potter |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Countries | Argentina United Kingdom France Germany Netherlands |
| Languages | English Spanish French |
The Tango Lesson (Spanish: La lección de tango) is a 1997 drama film written and directed by Sally Potter. It is a semi-autobiographical film starring Potter and Pablo Verón, about Argentinian Tango.
The film, a co-production of Argentina, France, Germany, Netherlands and the United Kingdom, was produced by Christopher Sheppard in Britain and Oscar Kramer in Argentina, and was shot mostly in black and white in Paris and Buenos Aires. The soundtrack includes original recordings of Carlos Gardel's Mi Buenos Aires querido and Ástor Piazzolla's Libertango, two of the most iconic tangos in the history of the genre. It also includes an original song written and sung by Potter.