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Last Tango In Paris (1973)
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Bernardo Bertolucci's controversial 1973 film stars Marlon Brando as an expatriate American in Paris reeling from his wife's suicide and entering into a nihilistic sexual relationship with a young woman (Maria Schneider). The film is still shocking, not simply because of its (sometime unconventional) sexual sequences, but because Brando's protagonist needs his liaison with Schneider's character to remain anonymous, an experience not to be shared but indulged on either end. Bertolucci is also operating on subtext here: in a way, Brando's nonengaging engagement is a metaphor for a certain attitude toward directing movies. Jean-Pierre...
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Last Tango In Paris Movie Review by Jarrod  (6/7/2008) |
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'Last Tango in Paris' was the first major American success for Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, whose best film is probably The Conformist, from 1970, or The Last Emperor, which swept the Oscars in 1987. This is an often irritating and long-winded arthouse drama, rated X originally and then NC-17 for its strong and...
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| Last Tango In Paris Movie Review by Ben (5/5/2008) |
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This is both a brilliant and baffling movie. I spent much time after this movie trying to figure out what it was all about. This is not one of the movies that is easy to explain or understand initially. But for those who are not easily offended, it is worth a viewing to discover brave artists working at the peak of their...
(complete Last Tango In Paris review by Ben)
Give me a break. Just give me a f*cking break.
This is not an art film masterpiece, it is a stupid film about a middle-aged Marlon Brando having sex with a much younger woman.
This film is misogynistic, self-serious and overall a piece of pretentious bullsh*t.
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