Last Tango in Paris
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| Directed by | Bernardo Bertolucci |
| Produced by | Alberto Grimaldi |
| Written by | Story: Bernardo Bertolucci Screenplay Bernardo Bertolucci Franco Arcalli Additional dialogue: Agnès Varda |
| Starring | Marlon Brando Maria Schneider Jean-Pierre Léaud |
| Music by | Gato Barbieri |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Release date(s) | October 14, 1972 U.S. release |
| Running time | 136 Min Australia 129 Min USA 127 Min R-Rated USA 129 Min NC-17 Italy 250 Min Director's Cut |
| Language | French English |
| Budget | $1,250,000 (estimated) |
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Last Tango in Paris (Italian: Ultimo tango a Parigi, French: Le Dernier Tango à Paris) is a 1972 film which tells the story of an American widower who is drawn into a sexual relationship with a young, soon-to-be-married Parisian woman. It stars Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider and Jean-Pierre Léaud. The film was given an X rating by the MPAA upon initial release. After revisions were made to the MPAA ratings code, it was classified as an NC-17, in 1997. MGM released an R-rated cut in 1981.
The movie was written by Bernardo Bertolucci, Franco Arcalli and Agnès Varda (additional dialogue) and was novelized by Robert Alley. It was directed by Bertolucci and cinematography by Vittorio Storaro. Agnès Varda also based the last scenes on the death of Jim Morrison in Paris.
The orchestral jazz soundtrack was composed by Gato Barbieri.
The film caused a deep scandal in Italy for an anal sex scene (featuring the use of butter).[citation needed]
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marlon Brando) and Best Director (Bernardo Bertolucci).
[edit] Critics
Critic E. Ann Kaplan claims that the film wanders around aimlessly without any plot driven narrative or any kind of coherent cutting trying to imitate other french new wave cinema, mostly Godard. [1].
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