La Milonga brings Romance and Tango to the Miami Short Film Festival.
October 17, 2008
Wandering Films and Minx Films are delighted to announce that their short film, La Milonga, has been chosen as an official selection of the Miami Short Film Festival. The festival will take place November 17-23 in Miami. La Milonga will be featured during the festival’s La Noche Latina on November 20 at 7pm. The evening has been touted as “an evening featuring the best of Spanish & Latino cinema, all in one. Watch the La Milonga trailer at: http://www.angie-ruiz.com
The film is set in 1920’s Buenos Aires and was inspired by the era of Carlos Gardel and the rise of Tango. La Milonga tells the story of a young virtuous woman who wanders into a Milonga dance hall, and meets a famous Milonguero. When he asks her to dance she must decide if she is ready to enter his world, one where he is experienced on the dance floor as well as with the ladies. In this stylized and romantic tango film, the two dancers discover a part of themselves previously unknown.
“Taking on the culture of Tango was no easy task … the dance, the music, the history, and the story of the lovers, I knew we had to get it right. I think we did,” said Francesca Di Amico, director.
