Last Tango in Paris

1973 "When you see a love story, it's only a movie. When you feel it with every nerve in your body, it's a masterpiece."
6.8| 2h9m| NC-17| en| More Info
Released: 01 February 1973 Released
Producted By: Les Productions Artistes Associés
Country: Italy
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A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
Mikayla Smolensky This film contains a scene where the main actress Maria Schneider is raped by Marlon Brando. It has been recently told that this scene WAS NOT in the script. The actress was not informed about the scene. The director Bertolucci admitted that Brando and him talked about it previously and decided to use a stick of butter to rape Maria Schneider with. Bertolucci claims that did it for the purpose of art. If you do not believe me, all it takes is an internet search. The fact that the director did this and got away with it is absolutely disgusting. A woman was taken advantage of for artistic purposes??? Why would you want to watch a movie where a woman is literally raped?
iciclespark Art does not excuse violence against women.By the director's own admission, Maria was not privy nor consenting to the infamous assault scene involving butter. The director planned her sexual assault on camera so she would feel true humiliation and rage. Brando was party to this.Both of these men - who planned a sexual assault on a colleague - were nominated for awards for this.If you can trust Brando to "act" angry/abusive, but supposedly don't trust your 19 year-old leading lady to "act" humiliated and angry, either you are a terrible director or you actually get off on harming women. That is deplorable.Many critics feel this film is worthy of praise. But to praise it, you must also acknowledge that a crime occurred on camera, one that traumatized the actress by her own admission.(A quick Google will take you to video of the director admitting these facts.)
Steve Pulaski NOTE: This film was recommended to me by Joseph Garza Medina for "Steve Pulaski Sees It." He is a middle-aged landlord from American in the middle of mourning the suicide of his wife. She is a young Parisian woman engaged and ready to begin her life with someone whom she deeply loves. She meets him when she's looking for an apartment to rent. An illicit, anonymous sexual relationship ensues.Both agree not to give one another their names. Perhaps that way it is sexier. For a man to sleep with a woman and not even know her name, he might be looked at by his peers as something of a true player, whereas for a woman to admit she slept with a man whose name she doesn't know would leave a permanent brand on her character by society. This is one of the many reasons they don't tell anyone. That way the arousal of the actions remain and neither party is greatly harmed anymore than they will inevitably be.He is played by Marlon Brando, one of the finest method actors who has ever lived, who is nothing shy of greatness here. Though he is largely quiet throughout the film, his leering presence as a character speaks volumes. His sexual force and energy does too, as he is the one to frequently initiate sex with her so that the two can release the tension, passion, and unmatched desires that have been clawing at their being for so long. She is played by Maria Schneider, another wonderful character actress who establishes herself here nicely, as well.Both characters are just minimalist enough where intentions and such can be applied to them with ease. The writing team are careful to craft recognizable characters that also have a strong element of impressionism here that can help discern both characters' intentions. For one, we can assume that he's sudden promiscuity with sex is a way to mask the pain of his late wife. The burden of pain is so strong and uncompromising for him that the only way to at least temporarily remedy it is through carnal acts that would be meaningless if they weren't so full of passion. For her, one can assume her youth and her adventurousness are leading causes of this act of promiscuity, but perhaps it is also a need to feel in a world that doesn't always want you to display your emotions.The film shows what happens when emotions and passion become so overpowering to the human mind that the only logical thing to do is to act instead of talk or define feelings. It elegantly showcases what comes of two people who completely collapse under the weight of their own impulsive desire to have sex and the problems it sets up for the future, when the clothes are back on and the weight of reality returns in an even more burdening manner. Even through cloudy aesthetics, intimate and erotic sex scenes, lavish costumes, and a wonderful, classical score that intertwines different jazz and full-blown orchestra, the characters and their underlying motivations remain the most interesting dance in the film. Why dance solo when it takes two to tango? Starring: Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider. Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci.
Desertman84 Last Tango In Paris could probably be considered as Marlon Brando's last great film in a leading role in his storied acting career before he just started accepting supporting roles in his subsequent movies.In Bernardo Bertolucci's art-house classic,Marlon delivers one of his best performances that would be comparable to that of Vito Corleone in The Godfather as a plays Paul,a depressed American who came to Paris after his estranged wife committed suicide.He meets a young French woman named Jeanne,portrayed by Maria Schneider and they both enter into a sadomasochistic and carnal sexual relationship with her.They neither share personal information with each other.But things just get messy and complicated as both want to get more from their relationship which results in a peculiar conclusion in the end.This was definitely a controversial film when it was first released theatrically as it contains sex scenes and emotional portrayal that were considered raw and graphic.But nevertheless,it contains cinematic poetry that one would still appreciate at present while this review is being written.As I have said previously,Marlon provides a terrific performance as a sexually passionate and pained individual.As a whole,the movie also contains great ideas about sex and eroticism.