Last Tango in Paris

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Last Tango in Paris is a controversial 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider, noted for its explicit sexual content and psychological intensity.

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instanceOf erotic drama film
feature film
film
award Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for Marlon Brando
Academy Award nomination for Best Director
censorship banned in some countries
subject to cuts and restrictions
cinematographyBy Vittorio Storaro
controversyTopic depiction of sexual violence
treatment of actress Maria Schneider
countryOfOrigin France
Italy
director Bernardo Bertolucci
distributedBy United Artists
editedBy Franco Arcalli
filmingLocation Cinecittà Studios
Paris
filmMovement European art cinema
genre erotic drama
psychological drama
hasFilmRatingControversy yes
laterRating NC-17
leadActorNationality American
leadActressNationality French
mainCharacter Jeanne
Paul
MPAARating X
musicBy Gato Barbieri
notableFor controversy
explicit sexual content
psychological intensity
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A middle-aged American widower and a young Parisian woman engage in an anonymous sexual relationship in an empty apartment in Paris.
premiereEvent New York Film Festival
surface form: 1972 New York Film Festival
producer Alberto Grimaldi
productionCompany Produzioni Europee Associate
releaseYear 1972
runningTimeMinutes 129
screenwriter Agnès Varda
Bernardo Bertolucci
Franco Arcalli
settingLocation Paris
starring Giovanna Galletti
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Maria Schneider
Marlon Brando
Massimo Girotti
timePeriodOfSetting early 1970s

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Marlon Brando notableWork Last Tango in Paris
United Artists produced Last Tango in Paris
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this entity surface form: film "Last Tango in Paris"