About the film MANGO TANGO - a romantic feature

FILM FESTIVALS:

DETROIT INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2010: Marianne Hettinger won BEST DIRECTOR and MANGO TANGO was nominated for BEST FEATURE.

VENTURA FILM FESTIVAL 2009: MANGO TANGO is the WINNER of the JURY PRIZE for BEST FEATURE.

QUEENS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009: Marianne Hettinger was nominated for BEST DIRECTOR.

FUENF SEEN FILM FESTIVAL (GERMANY)
MANGO TANGO is the official selection of this year's FUENF SEEN FILM FESTIVAL (7/24-8/5/2010) in Germany and was nominated for the 'Nachwuchs-Foerderpreis' (young filmmaker's advancement award).

INTERNATIONAL FILM SCREENINGS:

BERLIN and AUGSBURG, GERMANY

MANGO TANGO is a cutting edge romantic comedy by Marianne Hettinger who wrote, directed, produced and played the starring role. It’s as independent as it gets.

Since the cult series 'SEX AND THE CITY' we all know that single men in New York City are hard to come by. At least the ones who are not monogamy phobic or psychologically challenged.

This is the painful experience Marlene, a dance teacher, is going through as well. In New York City's 'Gender Gap' she is looking for Mr. Right, only to meet with one disappointment after another. Finally fed up, she follows her therapist's advice, and takes a vacation in the German Alps, not knowing it's going to be a matter of life and death.

MANGO TANGO's soundtrack includes music from several Grammy winners: Pablo Ziegler, one of the most famous tango composers, Michael Bacon of THE BACON BROTHERS, Philippe Quint, Martin St-Pierre (‘SPIDERMAN’), Jennie DeVoe, Gennaro and Tosso Hettinger.

Executive Producer John Gallagher is an award winning director, writer and producer. His films have been distributed by New Line, HBO, MGM, Columbia Tristar, Showtime, Samsung and Polygram. John’s features as a writer-director - BLUE MOON, THE DELI, CUPIDITY, MEN LIE - have earned a dozen awards at international film festivals. Credits as producer include HOT BABY, THE INSURGENTS, HIGH TIMES’ POTLUCK and ANIMAL ROOM. John has worked with such actors as Ben Gazzara, Zach Braff, Rita Moreno, Ice T., John Leguizamo, Michael Imperioli, Chris Noth, Gretchen Mol and Amanda Peet.

Title: MANGO TANGO (2010, USA)
Director/ Writer: Marianne Hettinger
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Runtime: 98 min
Tagline: All Marlene ever wanted was to meet a nice guy…
Languages: 95% English, 5% German with subtitles
Filming Locations: New York City, USA, Augsburg and Bavarian Alps, Germany

Cast:
Marianne Hettinger (‘Stepford Wives’, ‘Cradle Will Rock’,'My Best Friend's Wife', ‘Cupidity’)
Frederick Bosche
Michael E. Knight (3-time Emmy award winner)
David Parsons (dance legend)
Brian Vincent (‘The Deli’, ‘Blue Moon’)
Patrick Stephenson
Nicholas Kosovich (‘Dancing With The Stars’)
Johannes Hitzelberger (Bayerischer Rundfunk)

Cinematography by: Michele Civelli

Film Editing by: Martin Biehn

Links:
IMDB - Mango Tango
Facebook - Mango Tango fan site

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