Last Tango in Paris
1972 Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
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A young Parisian woman begins a sordid affair with a middle-aged American businessman whom lays out ground rules that their clandestine relationship will be based only on sex.
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Last Tango in Paris tells the story of a 45-year-old American man (Marlon Brando) and a 20-year-old French woman (Maria Schneider) who meet by chance and become involved in a sexual relationship. He demands that they reveal nothing about themselves—not even their names. In their "real" lives away from each other, they are confronted with major life changes. He deals with his wife's death, and she becomes engaged to her young boyfriend (Jean-Pierre Léaud). The more difficult their real lives become, the more they need to be together in their secret apartment where they have no name.
The film was considered sexually explicit and vulgar when it was released in 1972. By today's standards, it contains little that will shock…
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Film 89 of "The December Project" 2012
136 minutesThis has been a classic film that I've been meaning to watch and since it's leaving Netflix streaming in a week, I figured this would be the best time to knock it off my list of never seen classics. I admit the extent of my knowledge was that Brando was in it, and that it was an NC-17 movie.
I would say that I was kind of lost in the first 30 minutes or so, and I was actually starting to wonder why this is so revered. But then Brando and his charisma started to take over the film, and the outstanding performance he had was at center stage. I also…
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How do I even begin to talk about this movie? The high I felt after seeing it has not subsided; I still feel as if I were standing on God’s scalp, my arms outstretched, everything a dazed blur, a colorful whirl. I have never had a more ecstatic experience watching a movie in the theater – and while I am on this note, let me express how grateful I am that there are still theaters which show masterpieces like Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris.” Because there is nothing, absolutely nothing, that can ever replace the moment when the lights go down and the screen erupts into life, and the world – with all its paradox, confusion, striving, failure –…
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Huge controversy at the time, people stopped using butter just for bread. It seems all so tame now. Brando is past his sell-by date really.
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Marlon Brando and Jean-Pierre Leaud in a movie together and they never even interact. :(
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The bridge, legs, insane concierge, cinema, death, LEAUD! (Unintentional Leaud double today), love, blood, hot sax, grief, NO NAMES, faithlessness, doors/chambers, nakedness, memories, “cum without touching”, “everything outside this room is bullshit”, the past, penis euphemisms, masturbation, BUTTER, sadism, piggies, marriage, “your solitude weighs on me”, grief, lost love, drunken dancing, Brando mooning, Paris rooftops, anonymity, made me cry.
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It was really weird to see Marlon Brando being a wild sex freak and also really awkward to watch him give butter a new use. Nonetheless, I don't even have to say how great he is.
Really good movie, very interesting. Didn't see that ending coming, but hey, french movie? Someone had to die. -
Huge controversy at the time, people stopped using butter just for bread. It seems all so tame now. Brando is past his sell-by date really.
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Last Tango in Paris tells the story of a 45-year-old American man (Marlon Brando) and a 20-year-old French woman (Maria Schneider) who meet by chance and become involved in a sexual relationship. He demands that they reveal nothing about themselves—not even their names. In their "real" lives away from each other, they are confronted with major life changes. He deals with his wife's death, and she becomes engaged to her young boyfriend (Jean-Pierre Léaud). The more difficult their real lives become, the more they need to be together in their secret apartment where they have no name.
The film was considered sexually explicit and vulgar when it was released in 1972. By today's standards, it contains little that will shock…
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"What's that?" "Your happiness and my ha-penis" - worth watching if only to hear Marlon Brando utter these immortal words
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Romantic banality at it's finest. Excellent performances though.
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The bridge, legs, insane concierge, cinema, death, LEAUD! (Unintentional Leaud double today), love, blood, hot sax, grief, NO NAMES, faithlessness, doors/chambers, nakedness, memories, “cum without touching”, “everything outside this room is bullshit”, the past, penis euphemisms, masturbation, BUTTER, sadism, piggies, marriage, “your solitude weighs on me”, grief, lost love, drunken dancing, Brando mooning, Paris rooftops, anonymity, made me cry.
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Marlon Brando and Jean-Pierre Leaud in a movie together and they never even interact. :(
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Why It’s Essential — LAST TANGO IN PARIS was an infamous success for Bertolucci and boasts a stellar Brando performance. Also: butter.
Why You’ll Want to Skip It — The best this film has to offer can arguably be found in stronger movies.
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Oh no, I am really disappointed with this one. I would dare to say it's a forerunner of Nine 1/2 Weeks (of course, not a remake). I've decided to rent classics on dvd with a due date, so I could watch it with no hesitation! This one was the first on the list. What to say, sexual relationship between two people and view of their life outside of it. Not my cup of tea. The only thing I really liked is colorism in where orange dominates, and also framing.