Tango

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.

Country:

East Germany

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

6 minutes

Year:

1985

Director:

Helke Misselwitz

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Company:

DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme

Cast:
Helke Misselwitz

Narrator (voice)

Alejandro Quintana

Narrator (voice)

Crew:
Helke Misselwitz

Director

Helke Misselwitz

Writer

Gunther Becher

Director of Photography

Bernd Merten

Director of Photography

Sieglinde Abraham

Editor