(Last Tango in Paris)
(Le Dernier tango à Paris)
Italy-France (1972): Drama/Romance
Bernardo Bertolucci's controversial 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 Léaud costars, but the film is more than anything a vehicle for a great performance by Brando. (PAA, PEA/United Artists) (Tom Keogh, Amazon.com)
2 nominations
· Actor 1973: Marlon Brando
· Directing 1973: Bernardo Bertolucci