''Tangos, the Exile of Gardel'' ( es, Tangos, el exilio de Gardel) is an Argentine-French film released on 20 March 1986, directed by Fernando Solanas, starring

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, Miguel Ángel Solá and Philippe Leotard. The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

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, but was not accepted as a nominee. It tells the story of a group of people who left Argentina because of the military dictatorship of 1976-1983 and emigrated to Paris. The group decides to stage a tango ballet in honour of singer and composer Carlos Gardel. In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 15th position. In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by the specialized magazines ''La vida útil'', ''Taipei'' and ''La tierra quema'', presented at the

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, the film reached the 47th position.

Cast

(Mariana) * Miguel Ángel Solá (Juan Dos) * Philippe Leotard (Pierre) * Marina Vlady (Florence) * Georges Wilson (Jean Marie) * Lautaro Murúa (Gerardo) * Ana María Picchio (Ana) * Gabriela Toscano * Michel Etcheverry ( San Martín) * Claude Melki (El Ángel) * Gregorio Manzur (Carlos Gardel) * Leonor Galindo *

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* Jorge Six * Guillermo Núñez * Mirtha CaMedeiros * Guillermo Angelelli * Fernando Solanas (

Enrique Santos Discépolo Enrique Santos Discépolo (''Discepolín'') (27 March 1901 – 23 December 1951) was an Argentine tango and milonga musician and composer, author of famous tangos like ''Cambalache'' and many others performed by several of the most important si ...

)

Awards

* 1985, ''Gran Premio Speciale'' -

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* 1985, ''Gran Coral'' (First Prize) - Havana Film Festival * 1986, '' César Award'',

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(best music) * 1987, '' Silver Condor Award for Best Film'' - Argentine Film Critics Association

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*
''Tangos, el exilio de Gardel o la revolución estética de Fernando Solanas'', by Cécile François
( University of Orléans) *
''Tangos, the Exile of Gardel''
at Argentinafilms.com * 1985 films French musical drama films 1980s Spanish-language films Tango films Venice Grand Jury Prize winners 1980s French films 1980s Argentine films Argentine musical drama films {{1980s-France-film-stub

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