Christmas Tango
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Christmas Tango | |
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Directed by | |
Written by | |
Produced by | |
Starring | Yannis Bezos |
Cinematography | Yannis Drakoularakos |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Greece |
Language | Greek |
Christmas Tango (Greek: Το Τανγκό των Χριστουγέννων, translit. To tango ton Christougennon) is a 2011 Greek drama film directed by .[1][2]
Plot[]
The Christmas Tango is based on the novel by
.An unexpected meeting between the sixty-five-year-old Lazaros Lazarou and a young man, on Christmas Day brings back hidden memories from 1970 when a sensual tango at a Christmas celebration at an army camp in Evros was the focus for the intersection of four lives: an introverted soldier; a harsh lieutenant; a strict and very conservative colonel; and Zoi Loggou (Vicky Papadopoulou), the colonel's wife.
Zoi Loggou's life is suffocating until she discovers a secret admirer in the barracks who forces one of his soldiers to teach him how to dance the tango for the Christmas party so that he can get close to Zoi and reveal his love for her.
Coming back to the present and Zoi today is aged about sixty-five and also suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Cast[]
- Yannis Bezos as Manolis Loggos
- Antinoos Albanis as Lazaros Lazarou
- Yannis Stankoglou as Stefanos Karamanidis
- as Zoi Loggou
- as Paraskevi
- as Notis Voskopoulos
- as Anastasiou
- as Balaskas
- Giorgos Papageorgiou as Doctor
- as Bakas
- as Kallergis
Accolades[]
Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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2012 Hellenic Film Academy Awards | Best Music | Yannis Aiolou | Won |
Best Production Design | Giorgos Georgiou | Won | |
Best Costumes Design | Giorgos Georgiou | Won |
References[]
- ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 127. ISBN 978-1908215017.
- ^ "Το Τανγκό των Χριστουγέννων". athinorama. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Awards". hellenicfilmacademy.gr. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
External links[]
- 2011 films
- Greek-language films
- 2011 drama films
- 2010s Christmas drama films
- 2010s dance films
- Films about military personnel
- Films based on Greek novels
- Films set in 1970
- Films set in Greece
- Greek films
- Greek drama films
- Greek LGBT-related films