Some people think of Last tango...as"pretentious",NO sexy or even "boring".Well, you've miss the point!.It's obvious that Brando's character"Paul" is a self degrading,self destructive fellow,as other dramatic character,He is a tortured man.Paul felt a terrible guilt.The film show us some hints:that he was a terrible husband and person.When he meets a young woman,he submit her in a sick way,so,we have here and incredible psychological film.The sex scenes is just part of his mental deterioration.How can that be erotic?.To me erotism is part of the senses(caresses,self respect and respect)more than wild sex with a stranger.
Bertolucci just knew how to bring tortured male characters on the screen(see the conformist;Spider's Stratagem)their protagonists are like man without resolutions.Also NOTICE Gato Barbieri music(sublime!);Francis Bacon paintings and the tango contest scene(similar to the film The conformist). 8/10
Bertolucci just knew how to bring tortured male characters on the screen(see the conformist;Spider's Stratagem)their protagonists are like man without resolutions.Also NOTICE Gato Barbieri music(sublime!);Francis Bacon paintings and the tango contest scene(similar to the film The conformist). 8/10