Ricardo Fuentes (Carlos Gardel) leaves Buenos Aires after loosing in horse races to go to Barcelona, where he plans to open a tango bar, a new concept of tango dance show and dance saloon. On the ship he meets Laura Montalván (Rosita Moreno) who happens to be a thief working with a thief pal.
Is this thing worth watching? If you have a soft spot for grainy, old-fashioned musicals where the plot is mostly an excuse to get to the next song, then sure, dive in. If you need your movies to have tight pacing or, you know, a story that actually makes sense, you are probably going to hate this. It is not a masterpi...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is this thing worth watching? If you have a soft spot for grainy, old-fashioned musicals where the plot is mostly an excuse to get to the next song, then sure, dive in. If you need your movies to have tight pacing or, you know, a story that actually makes sense, you are probably going to hate this. It is not a masterpiece, but it has this weird, magnetic energy because of Carlos Gardel. He just holds the screen like he’s the only person in the building. The Shipboard Romance The whole thing sta..."
Alfredo Le Pera
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