Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. The comedy is blackish at times, but is always informed by the films essential spirit, which is cheerful bordering on cutesy. Songs with the word rumba term song music title reference. Some memories of the most controversial cuban films scielo. With dominique abel, fiona gordon, philippe martz, bruno romy.
This site does not store or host any files on its server. In a lavishly decorated nightclub, couples dance the syncopated rhythms of latin america. Rumba is a peculiar deadpan comedy from belgium, sort of sweet, sort of macabre, about a couple who are out of step with life but not with each other. Rent rumba 2008 starring dominique abel and fiona gordon on dvd and bluray. The comedy is blackish at times, but is always informed by the film s essential spirit, which is cheerful bordering on cutesy. The genre originated in the 19th century in andalusia, southern spain, where cuban music first.
The film, about a puerto rican dancer who decides to enter a salsa dancing contest, earned a razzie award nomination for rosa as worst new star. Tami white as demi erris, don fernando, ebony ayes as ebony ayres, herschel savage, patty plenty, renee summers as rene summers, tiffany storm as tiffanie storm, tom byron description. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. The afrocuban music and dance genre rumba has historically been consid ered una cosa. Teachers in a rural school, happy couple fiona and dom have a common passion. Its not terrifically funny, but then how could it be. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Rumba flamenca, also known as flamenco rumba or simply rumba spanish pronunciation. That is what the filmmaking trio of rumba ape in this often laugh. Rumba, which inspired their name, is a rhythm in the traditional flamenco tree.
Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. Rumba, cucaracha, tango, and also the charleston, foxtrot and boston. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Ventura made a competent debut in jacques beckers gangster study touchez pas au grisbi 1953 and, after supporting parts in several other films starring jean gabin, was turning in immaculately nuanced lead performances by the end of the decade. The influence of jacques tati abides in the material, without his sunniness. It is a very interesting film taking place in paris during the few years before ww2. The drummer completed his rumba riff on the cymbal before. The film focuses on a contemporary documentary production company that is attempting to create a nonfiction feature on papa montero, a 1930s rumbero who was murdered during havanas carnival celebrations.
Apr 15, 2018 lino ventura fait une apparition dans le role dun caid. The movie was directed by marion gering and is considered an unsuccessful followup to raft and lombards smash hit bolero the previous year. Rumba is a 1935 musical drama film starring george raft as a cuban dancer and carole lombard as a manhattan socialite. Our international sites tcm spain with tcm uk featuring tcm france along with tcm latin america turner entertainment sites with featuring along with and. Fiona and dom are two teachers working in the same school, with a passion for taking part in and winning local dance contests.
Among beautiful women, local pimps and mussolinis spies brush each other on the dance floor, and in the streets. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Directed by dominique abel, fiona gordon, bruno romy. Jul 30, 2009 rumba strictly jacques tati is the order of the day for this engaging, gentle and lovable film about a married couple who live for ballroom dancing. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. One night, after a glorious dance competition, they have a car accident and see their lives turn upside down. Avec roger hanin, niels arestrup, guy marchand, corinne touzet, stephane jobert. Heavily influenced by the comedian jacques tati, this is a charming, unusual love story set in rural france, with an infectious latin american vibe. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of.
For example, near the start of the film, the two main characters are in a car crash. Salsa is a 1988 romance film directed by boaz davidson and starring robby rosa, rodney harvey, angela alvarado and miranda garrison. The first rumba competition took place in the savoy ballroom in 1930. During the 1940s and 1950s, the mexican and american film industry expanded the use of the term rumba as rumbera films became popular. Solidly built, huskyvoiced performer whose background as a boxer initially landed him numerous roles as tough cops or bad guys. Nowadays, two different styles of ballroom rumba coexist. Leo told me he makes more money playing a few short saturday sets in the bourke street mall than he gets paid for playing a whole week of gigs in melbourne venues that money is made just from the band selling cds. Muffy and skip are two yuppie nerds who need a good lickin. Its complete with their trademark minimal dialogue and dark events that never keep the film from being light and funny. With roger hanin, michel piccoli, niels arestrup, patachou. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or. Vintage to new songs that use the word rumba, rhumba etc.
There, a group of men and women surrender to the rumba, tobacco and alcohol. Rachel brosnahans amazon film im your woman adds six to cast, sets creative team exclusive. The visceral aspirations of the most controversial and keen cuban films since 1959 and. Rumba or how optimism and humour can overcome fatality.
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