Midsummer Night's Tango ( Mittsommernachtstango )

Midsummer Night's Tango (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Mittsommernachtstango
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Subtitles )
Multi-lingual ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Multi-lingual ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Argentina ( Latin America, Mexico )
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Viviane Blumenschein

Written By:
Viviane Blumenschein

Actors:
Aki Kaurismaki ..... Himself
Chino Laborde ..... Himself
Pablo Greco ..... Himself
Diego Kvitko ..... Himself
M.A. Numminen ..... Himself
Pedro Hietanen ..... Himself
Kari Antero Lindqvist ..... Himself
Riku Niemi ..... Himself
Sanna Pietiäinen ..... Herself
Elsi Mattila ..... Herself
Selina Mattila ..... Herself
Hannu Mattila ..... Himself
Reijo Taipale ..... Himself

Synopsis:

Tango was born in Buenos Aires and no one dances tango as passionately as the Argentineans do - that is at least what the Argentineans themselves believe. Tango is as Finnish as sauna and skiing - that is what the famous Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki and many of his fellow countrymen are convinced of. Two countries, two opinions, two musical traditions. 'Midsummer Night's Tango' is a humorous, light-hearted road movie, accompanying three Argentinean tango musicians as they leave the milongas of Buenos Aires behind to discover tango in faraway Finland. Singer Chino Laborde, guitarist Diego 'DIPI' Kvitko and bandoneonist Pablo Greco are the stereotypical Argentinean tango musicians. They are noisy, passionate and one hundred percent convinced that their music is the only true tango. Travelling through Finland, they dive into a completely new world. Long strips of forests, hundreds of lakes, bright summer nights and, above all, slightly shy and quiet people who play this foreign music called Finnish tango. 'Midsummer Night's Tango' is a music-laden, humorous cinema documentary, capturing the many comic and charming moments when musicians from two worlds come together - to discover that they all share the same love for tango music, however different it might sound.

Finns have a quirky sense of humour - and are a bit shy. But: Tango is THE folk music of the Finns. The documentary discovers the Finnish tango from the viewpoint of the singer Chino Laborde, the guitarist Diego 'DIPI' Kvitko and the bandoneonist Pablo Greco. The three Argentine musicians travel to Finland to find out whether Aki Kaurismäki is telling the truth when he asserts that tango music was invented in Finland.

Three Argentine musicians travel to Finland to find out whether Aki Kaurismäki is telling the truth when he asserts that tango music was invented in Finland.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 08 May, 2015.