Last Tango in Paris is a 1972 film. The picture combines elements of philosophical and erotic melodrama. The film is directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The stars of the world scale played in the film. The lead actor was nominated for an Oscar. What is the film “The Last Tango in Paris” about? Actors, roles and plot are presented in this article.
The film took 48th place in the ranking, which included the 100 best American melodramatic films.
Plot
Once a man and a woman meet somewhere on the street. Acquaintance happens. At the same time, there are no names or information about the lives of the heroes at the beginning of the film. Only he and she. However, after some time, social aspects begin to destroy their relationship. She is offered to get married. In order to maintain a relationship, he needs to change his lifestyle, to become a full member of society. The hero needs to learn to lie, try on various social masks. But for him this is tantamount to betrayal in relation to himself.
A woman seeks to maintain those wonderful and fabulous relationships that have developed with them. But at the same time, she is not averse to involving him in society. She dreams of combining the incompatible: purity of relations and social adequacy.
The ending of this romantic story is rather tragic. Relations with time begin to fade, and, finally, he tells his beloved everything about himself and about his past. Illusions are destroyed. The girl understands that all this is nothing but a random affair. She reveals her name to him, and then takes his life.
Who starred in The Last Tango in Paris?
Actors
Marlon Brando played the main character. The name of this character is actually Paul. Maria Schneider played the role of the main character in the film "The Last Tango in Paris." The acting duo of Brando and the novice artist is brilliant. Bertolucci's film has become a movie classic. However, not all actors of The Last Tango in Paris became famous.
Jean-Pierre Leo, the famous artist of the 60s, also played in the film. Massimo Girotti played a small role in the film "The Last Tango in Paris." The actor became famous after the movie Visconti "Obsession". In the 60s, Massimo Girotti moved away from the role of a sex symbol, he played in such films as “Theorem”, “Medea”. Other artists of The Last Tango in Paris are Catherine Braya, Luce Markan, Maria Mickey.
For Maria Schneider, the role in the picture of Bertolucci has become a landmark. The following is a more detailed account of the main actors of The Last Tango in Paris. Photos of them are also presented in the article.
Marlon Brando
This is one of the greatest artists in the history of cinema. He declared himself after the second work in the cinema - the film adaptation of the play of the same name "Tram" Desire "." Over a half-century acting career, Marlon Brando has created a whole arsenal of diverse images.
The personal life of an outstanding actor was not as successful as a career. He was known as a rather reserved man. His only close friend was Jack Nicholson. Brando, according to the recollections of colleagues, was a man with a difficult character.
The actor has been married several times. Often struck up a romantic relationship, not only with women, but, according to his own confessions, with men. In total, the great actor had eight children, not counting the adoptive children and those whose relationship with the artist was not officially established. Brando passed away in July 2004. In recent years, he led a secluded lifestyle and almost never left his home. The most famous films with this actor: “Viva, Zapata!”, “Julius Caesar”, “In the Port”.
Maria Schneider
The actress was born in 1952. She received her first film role in 1972. Schneider came to international fame after the film “The Last Tango in Paris”. After the release of the picture of Bernardo Bertolucci, they began to offer similar roles. Scandals flared up around Schneider. The actress began to abuse drugs and alcohol, after which she spent some time in a medical institution.
In the mid-seventies, addictions began to affect career. The actress was suspended from filming in the film "Twentieth Century", directed by Bertolucci.
Maria Schneider played in the films “Profession: Reporter”, “Peace Season in Paris”, “Condemnation”, “Jane Eyre”. In the film adaptation of the novel Bronte, the actress played the mad wife of the protagonist.
Maria Schneider passed away in February 2011 after a long struggle with cancer.