Genres

Documentary

Duration

6 min

Director

Helke Misselwitz

Rating

Rating not available

Release Date

August 9, 1985

Tango

Original title: Tango

Synopsis

A brief history of the emergence and artistic innovations of tango in 19th-century Argentina and Europe. The film offers a mosaic of tango melodies, art works, dance performances, historical footage, photographs of Buenos Aires at the turn of the 20th century, and texts by Celedonio Flores and Enrique Santos Discépolo.