Cafe de los maestros
Director Miguel Kohan
Countries
Duration 90 min
Synopsis
Tango is not just a dance. On the Rio de la Plata, tango is a way of life. Argentinean writer Macedonio Fernández once said: “Tango is the only thing we will never discuss with Europe.” Tango belongs to Argentina where tango is much more that simply a nostalgic echo of the past. This film portrays some of the exceptional musicians, including creators of tango’s classical repertoire and founders of a variety of styles and schools, as well as the members of bands and orchestras who found fame in the 1940s and 1950s.GustavoSantaollala, winner of two Oscars for his film music for Brokeback Mountain and Babel, summon the masters to perform at the oldest studio recording in Buenos Aires, and then we met them to an unforgettable perfomances at the magnificent Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires.
Tango is not just a dance. On the Rio de la Plata, tango is a way of life. Argentinean writer Macedonio Fernández once said: “Tango is the only thing we will never discuss with Europe.” Tango belongs to Argentina where tango is much more that simply a nostalgic echo of the past. This film portrays some of the exceptional musicians, including creators of tango’s classical repertoire and founders of a variety of styles and schools, as well as the members of bands and orchestras who found fame in the 1940s and 1950s.GustavoSantaollala, winner of two Oscars for his film music for Brokeback Mountain and Babel, summon the masters to perform at the oldest studio recording in Buenos Aires, and then we met them to an unforgettable perfomances at the magnificent Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires.