Last Tango in Paris
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| 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 |
| Release date(s) | October 14, 1972 U.S. release |
| Running time | 136 Min Australia 129 Min USA 127 Min R Rated Cut USA 129 Min NC-17 Uncut Italy 250 Min (original 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, but was re-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 film caused a deep scandal in Italy for a sodomy scene (featuring the use of butter). Consequently, the film was sequestered by censorship and all the copies were officially destroyed. In addition, an Italian court revoked Bertolucci's civil rights for five years and gave him a four-month suspended prison sentence. Many years after, when the general modesty had changed and the censorship commission had been abolished, the film reappeared (because Bertolucci had kept a clandestine copy) and was projected in a slightly censored version.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marlon Brando) and Best Director.
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