Last Tango in Paris
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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The Last Tango in Paris (Italian: L'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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian writer and Academy Award winning film director. ... Alberto Grimaldi (b. ... Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian writer and Academy Award winning film director. ... Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian writer and Academy Award winning film director. ... Agnès Varda (born May 30, 1928) is a French filmmaker and director based in Paris and one of the key figures in modern film. ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... Maria Schneider (born March 27, 1952 in Paris, France) is an actress who is most famous for playing Jeanne opposite Marlon Brando in the 1972 movie Last Tango in Paris. ... Jean-Pierre Léaud (born May 5, 1944) is a French actor. ... Leandro Barbieri (born on November 28, 1934 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province) better known as El Gato Barbieri (Spanish for Barbieri the Cat) is an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist and composer who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and from his latin jazz recordings in... Vittorio Storaro (born 24 June 1940 in Rome, Italy) is a Italian cinematographer. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... A directors cut is a specially edited version of a film, and less often TV series, music video, commercials or video games, that is supposed to represent the directors own approved edit. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... Maria Schneider (born March 27, 1952 in Paris, France) is an actress who is most famous for playing Jeanne opposite Marlon Brando in the 1972 movie Last Tango in Paris. ... Jean-Pierre Léaud (born May 5, 1944) is a French actor. ... X-rated, X certificate, X classification or similar terms are labels for movies implying strong adult content, typically pornography or violence. ... The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is a non-profit trade association formed to advance the interests of movie studios. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ...

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 that occurred the previous year. Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian writer and Academy Award winning film director. ... Agnès Varda (born May 30, 1928) is a French filmmaker and director based in Paris and one of the key figures in modern film. ... Vittorio Storaro (born 24 June 1940 in Rome, Italy) is a Italian cinematographer. ... For other persons named James or Jim Morrison, see James Morrison. ...

The orchestral jazz soundtrack was composed by Gato Barbieri, and arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. Orchestral jazz is a jazz genre developed in the United States in the 1920s, most significantly by Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... Musical composition is a phrase used in a number of contexts, the most commonly used being a piece of music. ... Leandro Barbieri (born on November 28, 1934 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province) better known as El Gato Barbieri (Spanish for Barbieri the Cat) is an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist and composer who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and from his latin jazz recordings in... Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 in St. ...

The film caused a tremendous scandal for an anal sex scene featuring the use of butter as a lubricant.^{[1] [2]} The scene is not explicit by contemporary standards — no penetration or ejaculation was shown. Roman men having anal sex. ... For other uses, see Butter (disambiguation). ... This article needs cleanup. ...

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marlon Brando) and Best Director (Bernardo Bertolucci). Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to directors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ...

In reference to the anal-sex scene, Ms. Schneider was quoted in the July 23, 2007, issue of the New York Post (which in turn got the quote from London's Daily Mail) as saying: "That scene wasn't in the original script. The truth is it was Marlon who came up with the idea . . . I should have called my agent or had my lawyer come to the set because you can't force someone to do something that isn't in the script." As they shot the scene, "I was crying real tears. I felt humiliated and, to be honest, I felt a little raped . . . Thankfully, there was just one take." Ms. Schneider was 19 years old when she appeared in the film.

References

1. ^ http://www.nypost.com/seven/07232007/gossip/pagesix/sick_stick_pagesix_.htm
2. ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/28388/Last-Tango-in-Paris/overview

External links

• Last Tango in Paris at the Internet Movie Database