Two years after its celebrated release in German and Japanese cinemas, Arne Birkenstocks Documentary Feature “12 Tangos – Adios Buenos Aires” is finally released for the international audiences in a DVD-edition with a spanish, a german and an english version and many extras on it. The film is directly distributed via its website www.12tangos.com

“12 Tangos” was running continously 67 weeks in German Cinemas, more than 50.000 viewers saw it in German and Japanese Cinemas. „12 Tangos“ was a Festival success in Warsaw, Seoul, Monterrey, Sofia, Kalkutta, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Geneva and Yamagata. Now, Arne Birkenstocks Documentary Feature is finally released for the international audiences in a DVD-edition with a spanish, a german and an english version and many extras on it.

 

In “La Catedral”, a 200-year-old granary in Buenos Aires, some of the towns best dancers join for the weekly tango ball. The film narrates the story of these dancers and their ancestors in 12 tangos, including feelings of failed hope, crisis, immigration and emigration. The past, the present and the future of our protagonists also reflect the history of the tango itself, and give an accurate impression of present-day Buenos Aires. For the documentary feature “12 Tangos“ Arne Birkenstock and his musical Director Luis Borda have assembled a true Argentine Tango all-star orchestra with Juan José Libertella, Jorge Sobral, Julio Pane, Lidia Borda, Luis Borda and many more.

When the tango was created, their grandparents, who had come from Italy and Spain, were among the millions of immigrants stranded at the Rio de la Plata. Today, their grandchildren are heading in the opposite direction: back to Europe. In “12 Tangos“, recorded live in “La Catedral”, the hottest tango hall in town and performed by some of Argentina’s finest musicians, the film narrates very touching and personal stories of crisis and immigration – and connects the sentiments of its protagonists with the music, the lyrics and the dance steps of the tango. The film’s main attention focuses on the 71-year-old professional tango dancer Roberto Tonet, the 20-year-old dancer Marcela Maiola and the four children of Yolanda Zubieta. Roberto lost his savings during the banking crisis, his dancing partner Marcela is preparing her emigration to France. Yolanda Zubieta also travels to Europa in order to earn money and leaves her children behind.

 

For the film "12 Tangos", the composer and guitarist Luis Borda assembled an orchestra consisting of some of the best Argentinian musicians. 16 tangos were exclusively arranged and recorded. The orchestra for "12 tangos" deliberately brings together several generations:

Maria de la Fuente is 92, and sings together with Lidia Borda, whom the "Rolling Stone" described as "the best tango singer of the present". Other songs are performed by Gabriel Menendez, Jorge Sobral and Eduardo Borda.

The Film shows the last pictures of the legendary bandoneonist José Libertella who died shortly after the end of filming. He plays together with Julio Pane and the young Pablo Mainetti, who has just been nominated for a Grammy Award. The solo-violin is played by Mauricio Marcelli, the Teatro Colón's concert master. He is supported by Humberto Ridolfi (violin) and Elisabet Ridolfi (viola). With the pianist Diego Schissi and the Salgán-bassist Oscar Giunta, the rhythm group also brings together different generations. In addition, excellent musicians play instruments that are rather unusual for the tango: Juan Cruz de Urquiza (trumpet), Pablo La Porta (percussion), Marcos Cabezas (vibraphone), Diego Pojomowsky (electric bass) as well as the saxophone-quartet "De Coté".

The repertoire of this spectacular all-star orchestra includes popular tango classics such as "Adios Nonino", "Sur", "La Cachila", "La Puñalada" and the "Milonga de mis amores", but also lesser-known gems such as "Pampero", "En carne propia" and the wonderful waltz "El Paisaje", as well as new compositions such as "Ironía del Salón" and "Corralito".

 

Director & Script: ARNE BIRKENSTOCK; Director of Photography: VOLKER NOACK; Camera Operators: VOLKER NOACK, SERGIO GAZZERA, JOSÉ MANUEL CAJARAVILLE, TONI HERVIDA; SteadyCam: SERGIO GAZZERA; Editor: FELIX BACH; Music Director: LUIS BORDA; Choreography: GUILLERMINA QUIROGA; Sound: GASPAR SCHEUER; Soundmixing and mastering: MIGO FECKE, RFGH STUDIOS COLOGNE, CLEMENS HAAS, RFGH STUDIOS COLOGNE; Production Manager: TONI HERVIDA; Commissioning Editor ZDF /ARTE: CHRISTOPHER JANSSEN; Producers: ARNE BIRKENSTOCK, THOMAS SPRINGER, HELMUT G. WEBER; Coproducers: PETER BACH, HANS G. HAAKSHORST

A production of Fruitmarket Filmproduction and Tradewind Pictures with the ZDF in cooperation with ARTE. Developed with the support of Eurodoc and the MEDIA Programme of the European Union.

Cast, Musicians & Dancers: Protagonists: ROBERTO TONET, MARCELA MAIOLA, YOLANDA ZUBIETA, MARIANA ZUBIETA, FABIANA ZUBIETA; Dancers: GISELA GALEASSI Y GASPAR GODOY, IVAN ROMERO Y MARCELA VESPASIANO, ROBERTO TONET („EL ALEMAN“), MARCELA MAIOLA, NESTOR LOPEZ; Vocals: LIDIA BORDA, MARIA DE LA FUENTE, JORGE SOBRAL; Guitar: LUIS BORDA; Bandoneon: JOSÉ LIBERTELLA, JULIO PANE, PABLO MAINETTI, Violin: MAURICIO MARCELLI, HUMBERTO RIDOLFI; Viola: ELISABETH RIDOLFI; Trumpet: JUAN CRUZ DE URQUIZA; Saxophones: Cuarteto de saxos DE COTÉ: SERGIO PALESTRINI, NICOLAS PORLEY, GUSTAVO HUNT, MARTÍN PANTYRER, Piano: DIEGO SCHISSI, Double Bass: OSCAR GIUNTA, Electric Bass: DIEGO POJOMOWSKY; Vibraphone: MARCOS CABEZAS; Percussion: PABLO LA PORTA, Vocals & Guitars: LAS MUÑECAS

International DVD Edition Producer: Arne Birkenstock; Production Management: Kirsten Schauries; Production Assistant: Rickie Klingler; DVD authoring: Dani Ludwig, Design: Dietmar Brandenburg, Matthias Schäfer; Web programming: Vilas G. Pomp; M. Thyssen Softwareentwicklung, Aachen; Soundrecording for narration english/spanish: Chris Glade; narrator English: Marc Britton; narrator Spanish: Eduardo Blumenstock; narrator German: Bernt Hahn

 

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