Atmospherically shot mostly in black and white in Paris and Buenos Aires.
Pablo Veron is a tango dancer teaching Sally Potter. Potter is thinking of making a film called The Tango Lesson, that Veron is keen to be in. The film explores the confilct between the woman dancer accepting the man's lead in the dance, while the man must accept the woman's lead in the film, while also being a love story - as well as being a showcase for Veron's Tango dancing.