original title:
Il tango della vita
directed by:
cast:
Claudio Rabbia, Ivana Revelli, Arturs Maskats, Prof. Alessandro Mauro, Giovanni Albani, Monica Gallarate, Giorgio Proserpio, Ksenia Sidorova
screenplay:
cinematography:
editing:
music:
Arturs Maskats
producer:
Raffaele Brunetti, Uldis Cekulis
production:
B&B Film, VFS Films, Rai Cinema, supported by Ministero della Cultura, with the support of MEDIA, National Film Centre of Latvia, Piemonte Doc Film Fund, Regione Lazio, Film Commission Torino Piemonte
country:
Italy / Latvia
year:
2023
film run:
76'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (28/01/2024)
Claudio is a farmer. His wife Ivana is a dressmaker and they are avid tango dancers.
They have a big dream: to dance the tango together in Buenos Aires.
Claudio has Parkinson’s, an incurable degenerative disease. His condition was
diagnosed 20 years ago. Doctors told him that he would be in a wheelchair within
two years. However, not only is Claudio still on his feet and able to work, but he’s
also still dancing. Today he is devoted to fostering and supporting research on the
benefits of tango for Parkinson’s patients.
Claudio and Ivana’s story inspired the renowned Latvian composer Arturs Maskats
to write a new tango composition with world-famous accordionist Ksenija Sidorova.
But just as their dream of dancing in Buenos Aires is about to come true, Claudio is
hospitalized ...