Tangos Are for Two

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Tangos Are for Two
Tangos Are for Two poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
SpanishSus ojos se cerraron y el mundo sigue andando
Directed by Jaime Chávarri
Screenplay by
  • Óscar Plasencia
  • Raúl Brambilla
Produced by Andrés Vicente Gómez
Starring
CinematographyCarles Gusi
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by Buena Vista International
Release dates
  • 23 January 1998 (1998-01-23)(Spain)
  • 9 April 1998 (1998-04-09)(Argentina)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Argentina
LanguageSpanish

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-language drama film directed by Jaime Chávarri which stars Darío Grandinetti, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Juan Echanove.

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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

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 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

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
199947th Silver Condor Awards Best Actor Darío GrandinettiWon [8]
Best Original Screenplay Oscar Plasencia, Raúl BrambillaWon

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Cendros, Teresa (20 January 1998). "Jaime Chávarri estrena 'Sus ojos se cerraron' ,sobre un clónico de Gardel". El País .
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Sus ojos se cerraron". Fotogramas . 29 May 2008.
  4. ↑ Mejón Miranda, Ana María. Cine transnacional. La coproducción hispanofrancesa (1987-1999) (PDF). Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. p. 162.
  5. 1 2 3 Martínez Torres, Augusto (30 January 1998). "La muerte de Gardel". El País .
  6. ↑ "Sus ojos se cerraron y el mundo sigue andando". Sensacine. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "El imitador de Gardel". La Nación . 9 April 1998.
  8. ↑ "Entregaron los Cóndor de Plata. Pizza, birra, faso, la película que se llevó más premios". Clarín . 28 April 1999.
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