Tangos, the Exile of Gardel

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Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
File:El exilio de Gardel (Tangos).jpg
Film poster
Directed byFernando Solanas
Produced byFernando Solanas
Music byÁstor Piazzolla, José Luis Castiñeira de Dios, Fernando Solanas
Release date
  • March 20, 1986 (1986-03-20) (Argentina)
Running time
119 minutes
CountriesArgentina
France
LanguageSpanish

Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (Spanish: Tangos, el exilio de Gardel) is an Argentine-French film released on 20 March 1986, directed by Fernando Solanas, starring Marie Laforêt, Miguel Ángel Solá and Philippe Leotard. The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]

It tells the story of a group of people who left Argentina because of the military dictatorship of 1976-1983 and emigrated to Paris. The group decides to stage a tango ballet in honour of singer and composer Carlos Gardel.

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Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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