Where to watch · United States

Not on any service here yet.

Heel (1982)

Directed by Xavier Villaverde

· 10m

Among the shadows of the darkest streets, there are bodies that dance and others that wound each other. In this piece, Villaverde intertwines these two nocturnal worlds, populated by fights, death, and trouble, as if in a dance. Tacón is based on a text by Jorge Luis Borges that reflects on tango and, with the poetry of its words, traces a reflection on the passage of time and death. Borges gave several lectures on tango in his native Buenos Aires. The genre fascinated him, as it was a portal to the dark and violent Buenos Aires that had so inspired his verses and prose. A prevailing darkness and tension pervade the visual vision of Tacón, accentuated, also, by the music of the Argentinian Astor Piazzolla.

Rate it first

No account needed. Others' takes stay sealed until you rate.

?/10

Crew

Director
Xavier Villaverde

Details

Original title
Tacón
Release date
1982-01-01
Runtime
10m
Original language
ES
Spoken languages
Spanish
Countries
Spain