Tangos Are for Two

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Tangos Are for Two
File:Tangos Are for Two poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jaime Chávarri
Produced by Andrés Vicente Gómez
Screenplay by
  • Óscar Plasencia
  • Raúl Brambilla
Starring
Music by
Cinematography Carles Gusi
Production
company
Distributed by Buena Vista International
Release dates
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  • 23 January 1998 (1998-01-23) (Spain)
  • 9 April 1998 (1998-04-09) (Argentina)
Country
  • Spain
  • Argentina
Language Spanish

Tangos Are for Two (Spanish: Sus ojos se cerraron y el mundo sigue andando, lit. 'Their Eyes Closed and the World Goes On') is a 1998 Spanish-Argentine drama film directed by Jaime Chávarri which stars Darío Grandinetti, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Juan Echanove.

Plot

A Spanish couturier immigrates to Buenos Aires in the 1930s seeking to meet Carlos Gardel.[1] There she meets Renzo, a look-alike of the latter.[2]

Cast

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Production

A Spanish-Argentine co-production the film was produced by Rocabruno, Aurum Producciones and Patagonik Film Group.[4] The screenplay was penned by Raúl Brambilla, Óscar Plasencia whereas Rodolfo Mederos, Luis María Serra (es) and Daniel Berardi were responsible for the music.[5][3] Carles Gusi (ca) took over cinematography duties.[5]

Release

The film was theatrically released in Spain on 23 January 1998.[6]

Reception

Augusto Martínez Torres of El País deemed the film to be an "excellent musical" whose "great appeal lies in the skill with which Chávarri has managed to integrate 14 tangos into an intense and dramatic love" story.[5]

The review in La Nación assessed the film to be "very good", considering that the director "masterfully handled this kind of complicit fable" (...) "springing from simple everyday things".[7]

Accolades

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Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
1999 47th Silver Condor Awards Best Actor Darío Grandinetti Won [8]
Best Original Screenplay Oscar Plasencia, Raúl Brambilla Won

See also

References

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