Christmas Tango
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| Directed by | Nikos Koutelidakis |
| Written by | Yannis Xanthoulis |
| Produced by | Yannis Exintaris |
| 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 Nikos Koutelidakis.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Christmas Tango is based on the novel by Yannis Xanthoulis.
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
[edit]- Yannis Bezos as Manolis Loggos
- Antinoos Albanis as Lazaros Lazarou
- Yannis Stankoglou as Stefanos Karamanidis
- Vicky Papadopoulou as Zoi Loggou
- Eleni Kokkidou as Paraskevi
- Vassilis Risvas as Notis Voskopoulos
- Giannis Papagiannis as Anastasiou
- Foivos Kontogiannis as Balaskas
- Giorgos Papageorgiou as Doctor
- Vangelis Romnios as Bakas
- Thanos Chronis as Kallergis
Production
[edit]Filming began in January 2011 in Aliartos, where part of the shoot took place at the buildings of the Kopais Organization.
In March 2011, the production moved to Karoti, where an abandoned military camp was cleaned and suitably modified to meet the needs of the shoot.
Filming also took place in the village of Metaxades in the Evros region, as well as in Athens, since the weather conditions in Evros did not allow all the scenes set in the military camp to be filmed there.
As a result, the interior scenes were filmed in locations in Athens and Aliartos.
Accolades
[edit]| 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 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.