Tango Kabaree (2001)
Genre : Documentary, Drama
Runtime : 0M
Director : Pekka Lehto
Writer : Pekka Lehto, Jaakko Heinimäki
Synopsis
A fictitious biography of Aira Samulin, the goddess of dance and importer of all the international dance crazes to Finland for some fifty years. The life story of this extravagant ever-teen, well beyond the usual retirement age, is told inside a fictitious plot about a Master of Ceremonies trying to persuade Aira to stage a show at his cabaret restaurant. Besides Aira Samulin, many other Finnish celebrities appear among the eccentric lineup auditioning for the show, playing more or less their fictionalised selves.
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