The Tango Lesson (1997)
On a trip to Paris Sally meets Pablo, a tango dancer. He starts teaching her to dance then she returns to London to work on some "projects". She visits Buenos Aires and learns more from Pablo's friends. Sally and Pablo meet again but this time their relationship changes, she realises they want different things from each other. On a trip to Buenos Aires they cement their friendship.
Director: Sally Potter
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Sally Potter as Sally |
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Morgane Maugran as Red Model |
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Pablo Verón as Pablo |
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Géraldine Maillet as Sally Potter |
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Katerina Mechera as Blue Model |
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David Toole as Fashion Designer |
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George Antoni as Photographer |
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Howard Lee as Man at Tea Dance |
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Heathcote Williams as Builder |
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Guillaume Gallienne as Pablo's Friend |
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Marcos Woinsky as |
| Directing | Sally Potter | Director |
| Writing | Sally Potter | Writer |
| Directing | Penny Eyles | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Walter Donohue | Story Editor |
| Crew | Patrick Cauderlier | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Cat Villiers | Associate Producer |
| Production | Christopher Sheppard | Producer |
| Production | Christian Keller Sarmiento | Co-Producer |
| Production | Óscar Kramer | Line Producer |
| Production | Diane Gelon | Associate Producer |
| Production | Simona Benzakein | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Hervé Schneid | Editor |
| Camera | Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Fred Frith | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Sally Potter | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Art | Carlos Conti | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Minter | Costume Design |
| Production | François-Xavier Bazin | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thi-Loan Nguyen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chantal Leothier | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Swords King | Wigmaker |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Gruau | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ricardo Fasán | Hairstylist |
| Art | Graciela Oderigo | Art Direction |
| Sound | André Cappello | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Gérard Hardy | Sound |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Lelong | Sound |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel | Sound |
| Sound | Jacques Thomas-Gérard | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Robin O'Donoghue | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |