Le Tango des Rashevski (2003) Directed by Sam Garbarski
Drama / Romance
aka: The Rashevski Tango
Film Review
Although somewhat prone to cliché and directed a little heavy
handedly, Le Tango des Rashevski
still manages to be an engaging portrait of a family of disparate
individuals who are all struggling with their Jewish identity.
Sam Garbarski's debut feature as a director is not a polished piece of
cinema and feels slow and repetitive in a few places, but it deals with
real human issues in a sensitive and convincing manner. The
film's obvious flaws are cancelled out by noteworthy contributions from
Hippolyte Girardot and Ludmila Mikaël, two talented actors who
provide the film with its dramatic focus and show us that love and
faith are really just two words for the same thing.
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Film Synopsis
The Rashevksi family is in mourning after the death of the grandmother,
Rosa. Her two children are uncertain whether to hold a religious
funeral or not. Although Rosa never practised her faith, she
reserved a place in the Jewish part of a cemetery. For the
granddaughter Nina, Rosa's death has awakened a profound interest in
her Jewish origins and she resolves only to marry a Jew. This
causes a problem for Antoine, who has fallen in love with her and
realises that he must convert to Judaism so that he can make her his
wife...
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