The action takes place in Paris of the late sixties. Old American shocked by the recent death of his wife, he feels guilty and is in a deep state of depression.
Desperately clinging to life, he meets a young Parisian, a strange and eccentric girl, much younger than him. Their relationship goes into a passion, reaching almost to frenzy, the passion, the limits of which it is hard to imagine
Ultimo tango a Parigi
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Country | France, Italy |
| Tagline | You will never see the most highly acclaimed film of our time on television. This may be your last chance to see it in a theater |
| Director | Bernardo Bertolucci |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Scriptwriters | Bernardo BertolucciFranco ArcalliJean-Louis Trintignant |
| Produced | Alberto Grimaldi |
| Music | Gato Barbieri |
| Art Direction | Philippe TurlureGitt Magrini |
| Editing | Franco ArcalliRoberto Perpignani |
| Genres | DramaMelodrama |
| USA Gross | $36 144 000 |
| Worldwide Gross | $96 144 000 |
| Release Date | October 14, 1972 |
| MPAA | NC-17 |
| Runtime | 129 min. |
Plot Summary
Did You Know?
The full version of the film has duration of 136 minutes.
Marlon Brando this film after 20 years have not talked to Bernardo Bertolucci.
The original uncut version of the film lasted more than four hours.
A replica of the Floor was improvised by Marlon Brando, who disliked the phrase of his character, written in the script.
Actor Jean-Pierre Leo, who played the role of Tom, so afraid to meet with Marlon Brando is that all the scenes with his participation was shot on Saturdays, when Brando didn't work. In the end, during the production of the film, Leo never met the legendary actor.
The main roles were considered Jean-Louis Trintignant and actress Dominique Sanda, but both actors refused to participate in the film.
Original music for the film was supposed to write composer Astor Piazzolla, who even wrote for the Bertolucci trial version of Argentine tango. But in the end the Director chose him jazz composer Gato Barbieri, considering his music is more sensual.
It is curious that a Volume image, Bernardo Bertolucci deliberately created as a parody of one of the ideologists of the new wave French film Director Francois Truffaut.
According to the filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci, the film was born from his own sexual fantasies "meet in the street a beautiful stranger and have sex with her without any obligations, without knowing even her name."
The film premiered at the film festival in new York on 14 October 1972.
After the film "Last tango in Paris" was released in Europe, the Italian court of Bologna for "pornography" it was open to Bernardo Bertolucci, Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider and producer Alberto Grimaldi. Soon all charges against the filmmakers were punished only Bernardo Bertolucci, which was deprived Italy of civil rights, including the right to vote in elections for five years.
Swedish Director Ingmar Bergman after seeing the pictures said that the whole story would make sense, if the main characters of two gay men. Bernardo Bertolucci said that he believes this criticism is deserved. Interestingly, the option of homosexual relationships in the center of the film could indeed take place. This idea was one of the alternative ideas of the basic version of the scenario.
Ten years after the premiere of the film in 1982, the Studio United Artists has released a new version of the painting, which received an R rating instead of the rating of X, which was rated the film Bertolucci in 1972. It is interesting that in the new version of the film "Last tango in Paris" was short for just one minute.
The film was banned in Italy (1972-1986), Portugal (1973-1974), and also in Singapore, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea.
The most famous erotic scene of the film was improvisation Bertolucci and Brando, who decided to change the script at the last minute and did not warn. Actress Maria Schneider admitted that after the shooting she was in a state of shock, and her tears in the footage was real.
