Our Last Tango
TIFF Docs
Not many dances last seven decades, but Our Last Tango takes us into the passionate (and not always in the good way) embrace between the two most recognizable names in Argentinean Tango.
Juan Carlos Copes and María Nieves Rego are the Fred and Ginger of Argentinean tango and in the 1950’s Juan had a vision of taking the passionate dance of his nation and turning it into a global phenomenon and did so with a hit Broadway show. However the controlled passion on stage was a mess off stage as their tumultuous relationship took a toll on them both, even to this day as they both reminisce fondly of their time on stage…they just wish it hadn’t have been with each other.
Director German Kral evokes the classic films of Carlos Saura and is heavily influenced by Wim Wenders Pina to give us his experiential experience of these two iconic dancers. Much more then talking heads and interviews(although it has a few) he allows the art and the passion of the dance that these two people shared through re-creation and extended dance sequences that are just a joy to get lost in. Kral ensures that his subjects are given just as much attention at the art of their craft as well and that is what makes it stand out more than anything else, making for a beautiful dance documentary to add to the canon that has come before it.
Our Last Tango is no longer screening during TIFF.
David Voigt is a Toronto based writer with a problem and a passion for the moving image and all things cinema. Having moved from production to the critical side of the aisle for well over 15 years now at outlets like Examiner.com, Criticize This, Dork Shelf (Now That Shelf), and to.Night Newspaper.
He’s been all across the continent; serving on the FIPRESCI Jury at the Festival Du Nouveau Cinema in Montreal, covering festivals out side of Toronto like Calgary Underground Film Festival, CUFF Docs, Slamdance, Fantasia, SXSW, DOC NYC, Santa Barbara Film Festival, New York Asian Film Festival and many others
However, In the uncertain world of modern film journalism, David also knew that he needed to have a hand in writing and cementing his own contributions on the global film scene.
Having eclipsed the 10 year anniversary of his own outlet, In The Seats, where he’s been striving to support film (and TV) from all walks of life and his podcast “In The Seats With…” where after 5 & ½ years and over 750 episodes he’s talked with a wide variety of filmmakers, actors, behind the scenes artisans and so much more on the art of storytelling for the screen, which is spawning the launch of a new show in the Spring of 2026. “ITS: Soundtracks” will focus on the use of soundtrack and score in film which he believes is a combination that is the cinematic equivalent of Peanut Butter and Chocolate.
All this as well as hosting and moderating a variety of big screen events around the city, covering film in all its forms is just a way of life for him.
