The Tango of Our Childhood
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Galya Novents
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| Մեր մանկության տանգոն | |
| Directed by | Albert Mkrtchyan |
| Written by | Albert Mkrtchyan |
| Starring | Frunzik Mkrtchyan Galya Novents |
| Cinematography | Rudolf Vatinyan |
| Music by | Tigran Mansuryan |
| Distributed by | Armenfilm |
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Running time | 89 min |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Languages | Armenian Russian |
The Tango of Our Childhood (Armenian: Մեր մանկության տանգոն, Russian: Танго нашего детства) is a 1984 Soviet-Armenian tragicomedy film written and directed by Albert Mkrtchyan and starring Frunzik Mkrtchyan (his brother) and Galya Novents. Novents' performance as a mother who struggles to raise her children during post-World War II Armenia was awarded Special Mention at the Venice Film Festival. Mkrtchyan dedicated the autobiographical story to his hometown of Gyumri.[1][2] The filming locations highlighted the historic buildings of Gyumri which were marked for preservation as the Kumayri Reserve in 1980.[3] The New York Times described Novents' performance as that of "a kind of Anna Magnani earth mother who acts at the top of her lungs."[4]
The film is set in Leninakan (now Gyumri) in the aftermath of World War II.[5] Novents portrays a wife whose husband has left her and their three children for his wife's best friend.
