Title: Great DVD with One Exception
Product review: This DVD could have been as good as they come: an intriguing film, mesmerizing dance sequences, great cinematography, and a soundtrack that makes the tango sound better than anything attempted before, if it weren't for one thing: the film is letterboxed at the wrong aspect ratio! So, fans, beware. This elaborate co-production utilizes some of the greatest talent from Argentina, Spain, Italy and the United States. Shot by Vittorio Storaro in Univision using Technovision cameras and lenses, "Tango" is supposed to be framed at 2:1, an aspect ratio that lies somewhere between the Academy Standard (1.85:1) and CinemaScope (2.35:1). But for the DVD someone approved a 1.75 transfer that hurts some of the exquisite compositions and the larger-than-life feeling the movie had in theaters. To confuse matters farther, the DVD jacket indicates the film is presented in the scope aspect ratio. Not!!! Aw, well, it's a very good movie nontheless.
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