Wednesday, November 30, 2011

"An Andalusian Dog"

I need to add An Andalusian Dog (1926) to the list of movies. During the most of this 16 minutes film we can hear tango. An Andalusian Dog was written by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali. It is seen revolutionary in the history of cinema, because of its surrealistic plot. The scenes are connected without any logic, like in a dream. The most difficult scene to watch is the very beginig, where a human eye is being cut. 


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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Adverts

Tango is a very popular background for many commercials around the world. Both dance and music are inspiring commercial producers to make tango the lead theme of their spots.

Sometimes you can just hear it, like in Calgonit Finish commercial, but usually there is much more than this. There is a short story. In older adverts the story was to show a little bit of Argentina (see Nescafé videos). Now, often there is a very sensual and not rarely sexual context. But still there are ads that show tango, because dance is seen as a way to express oneself and to be free. Of course those different aspects cross each other and some commercials include more than one of them.

Today I will present a list of different commercials where you can find tango inspirations and then I will write some of my thoughts about a few of them. I will try to take a closer look on what kind of message about tango they bring with them.

  1. Quantum, Calgonit Finish, music Gotan Project, (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG-VBiHq0JY
  2. Camay Passion, shower gel, (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLrNXz55k4w
  4. Elite (2006), shoes, (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKDB3ZtCgIs&feature=related
  1. Glenfiddich Whisky: Every Year Counts, Tango (2007), by: 180 Amsterdam, pictures S. Shore, (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3yGfZiik4c
  3. Heartango – Intimissimi, directed by G. Muccino, (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvBIk7tZvoI
  4. Heinz, Dancing with Flavor, (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoDGiN3bXOg 

  6. Nescafé - Café à la Carte (1990s), for: Nestlé S.A., (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mflDAgHzTx8&feature=related
  7. Nescafé (2003), by: Publicis, for: Nestlé S.A., (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RVwpNEhG04&feature=related

  9. Pepsi – Shakira Commercial (2003), by: BBDO New York, for Pepsi CO, (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGVTS7HP4-g&feature=related 
  10. Restless Tango, Sleepy's, mattress, (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0E59LVegC4
  11. Skoda Superb: Tango (2008), directed by M. Langan, (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJF3gGhkzzw

  12. Tango, commercial center in Dubai (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq7xkPxiSBM
  13. This Is Chivas Life, Chivas Regal, whiskey, (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQHbAWpL4Mw&feature=related
  15. VW Polo: Last Tango in Compton (2010), directed by J. Glazer, DDB London, for: Volkswagen Group, (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-6njVFEq2A
     
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

To start

The complexity of tango is one of the reasons of its popularity. The number of movies in which tango appears is impressing, there is no other dance that would be presented in so many and so many different types of films, commercials, performances of different types, books and finally songs.

I'll make a list of movies in which you can see tango, hear it or at least it's mentioned in some symbolical way. The Argentine cinema in not included in this list.

European movies
  1. Coco Chanel (2008), by Ch. Duguay.
  2. Easy Virtue (2008), by S. Eliott.
  3. Head in Clouds (2004), by J. Duigan.
  4. Hundstage (2001), by U. Seidl.
  5. Indochine (1992), by R. Wargnier, music P. Doyle.
  6. Le bal (1983), directed by E. Scola.
  7. Last Tango in Paris (Mi ultimo tango a Parigi, 1972), by B. Bertolucci.
  8. Le Tango de Rashevski (2003), by S. Garberski.
  9. Leon: The Professional (Léon, 1994), by L. Besson.
  10. Libertango (2009), by S. Hribar.
  11. Satantango (1994), by B. Tarr.
  12. Soldier of Orange (Soldaat van Oranje, 1977), by P. Verhoeven.
  13. Tango (1993), by P. Leconte.
  14. Tango (Tango no me dejes nunca, 1998), by C. Saura.
  15. Tango Lesson (1997), by S. Potter.
  16. Tangos: El Exilio de Gardel (1985), by F. Solanas.
  17. The Conformist (Il Conformista, 1970), by B. Bertolucci.
  18. The Man Who Cried (2000), by S. Potter.
  19. Underground (1995), by E. Kusturica.
  20. Valentino (1977), by K. Russell.

    American movies and series
  1. Alice (1990), by W. Allen.
  2. Another Cinderella Story (2008), by D. Santostefano.
  3. Assassination Tango (2002), by R. Duvall.
  4. Chicago (2002), by R. Marshall.
  5. Evita (1996), by A. Parker.
  6. Flawless (1999), by J. Schumacher.
  7. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), by R. Ingram and K. Brownlow.
  8. Frida (2002), by J. Taymor.
  9. Gilda (1946), by Ch. Vidor.
  10. Gossip Girl (2007-2011), TV Series, by J. Schwartz, S. Savage.
  11. Immigration Tango (2010), by D. B. Morris.
  12. Love and Other Disasters (2006), by A. Keshishian.
  13. Moulin Rouge! (2001), by B. Luhrmann.
  14. Mr & Mrs Smith (2005), by D. Liman.
  15. Naked Tango (1991), by L. Schrader.
  16. Never Say Never Again (1983), by I. Kershner.
  17. Ocean's Twelve (2004), by S. Soderbergh.
  18. RENT (2005), by Ch. Columbus.
  19. Schindler's List (1993), by S. Spielberg.
  20. Shall We Dance? (2004), by P. Chelsom.
  21. Some Like It Hot (1959), by B. Wilder.
  22. Sunset Blvd. (1950), by B. Wilder.
  23. Take The Lead (2006), by L. Friedlander.
  24. Tango Tangles (1914), by M. Sennett.
  25. The Truth About Charlie (2002), by J. Demme.
  26. True Lies (1994), by J. Cameron.

    Asian movie
  1. Happy Together (1997), by Wong Kar-Wai.

    Polish movies
  1. Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny (2009), by T. Konecki.
  2. Kochaj i tańcz (2009), by B. Parramore.
  3. Tango (1980), by Z. Rybczyński.
  4. Sara (1997), by M. Ślesicki.
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