Wednesday 30 August 2023

THE DANCING DETECTIVE: A DEADLY TANGO (HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES, 2023)

An American police detective and a British dance teacher must work together in Malta. The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango is a charming and humorous TV movie which premiered in June 2023 on U.S. channel Hallmark Movies and Mysteries.

Constance Bailey is a tenacious New York State police detective but she prefers to work alone. She's sent to Malta where the CEO of a global ballroom dancing company was murdered on the eve of his company's corporate dance competition. Sergeant Ana Spiteri, her local liaison with Interpol, informs her that she'll have to investigate undercover as a contestant of this competition. The problem is that Constance can't dance so she must collaborate with Sebastian Moore, a charismatic and free-spirited British dance instructor who will pose as her husband.

Constance Bailey is played by American actress Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls, Party of Five), one of Hallmark's most popular stars. She did more than 30 TV movies with the network since 2010. This includes five Crossword Mysteries between 2019 and 2021. English actor and dancer Will Kemp (Reign), who co-starred in five films for Hallmark, plays Sebastian Moore. Directed by Stefan Scaini (Moriah's Lighthouse, Christmas at Castle Hart),  The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango reunites Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp after Love, Romance and Chocolate (2019) and The Christmas Waltz (2020). Kemp developed the project with Aubrey Day, who wrote the script.

The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango is a joyful, classy and highly entertaining whodunnit illuminated by the undeniable chemistry between its two talented stars. The dialogues (with nods to some classic TV sleuths) are very funny, the Malta locations are mandatorily gorgeous and the dance scenes are splendid. The choreographer of this movie is none other than Jean-Marc Généreux, the French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and judge for hit TV shows Révolution, Danse avec les Stars and So You Think You Can Dance. He also did the choreography of The Christmas Waltz.

With Bettina Paris (Barbra Stone), Natasa Babic (Mary Aston), Diego Wallraff (Largo Winch, Delta Team) as Kevin Hamilton, Peter Galea (Tom Stevens), Michela Faruggia (Jennifer Tate), Clare Agius (Sergeant Ana Spiteri), Marysia S. Peres (Judy Maxwell), Mikhail Basmadjian (Captain Kelly), etc. Produced by Leif Film Media, Tetrad Productions Ltd. and Movie House Entertainment. Produced in association with 120 dB Films. Exec produced by Michael Mc Laughlin and Danny Weber, Stephen Hays and Peter Graham, Will Kemp, Lacey Chabert and Leif Bristow. Produced by Mark Vennis, Colin Azzopardi, Borga Dorter and Agnes Bristow. Brandon Fidanque is the associate producer. Music by Christopher Guglick.

Cinematography by Russ Goozee, CSC. Edited by Paul Whitehead. Costumes designed by Luminita Lungu. Production designed by Perrine Lejeune and Cédric Van Eesbeeck. Christian Millette (Danse avec les Stars) is the assistant choreographer/dance double.  Brenda Lee Grech, a professional dancer from Malta, is the ensemble choreographer/dance double. The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango is a Malta/Canada/UK co-production filmed entirely on location in Malta. Produced with the support of the Government of Malta through the financial incentives of the Malta Film Commission (Screen Malta). Produced with the assistance of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and the Ontario Film & Television Tax Credit.

https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/the-dancing-detective-a-deadly-tango
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https://www.guglick.com/
https://www.jeanmarcgenereux.com/

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