Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972)

Director:

Bernardo Bertolucci

Writers:

Bernardo Bertolucci (story)
Bernardo Bertolucci (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

7 febrero 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A young Parisian woman begins a sordid affair with a middled-aged American businessman whom lays out ground rules that their clandestine relationship will be based only on sex.

Plot Keywords:

Electra Complex | Sex Between Cousins | Rough Sex | Chewing Gum | Attempted Rape

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

possibly the best performance of Brando's career

Cast

Marlon Brando	...	Paul
Maria Schneider	...	Jeanne
Maria Michi	...	Rosa's Mother
Giovanna Galletti	...	Prostitute
Gitt Magrini	...	Jeanne's Mother
Catherine Allégret	...	Catherine
Luce Marquand	...	Olympia
Marie-Hélène Breillat	...	Monique
Catherine Breillat	...	Mouchette
Dan Diament	...	TV Sound Engineer
Catherine Sola	...	TV Script Girl
Mauro Marchetti	...	TV Cameraman
Jean-Pierre Léaud	...	Tom
Massimo Girotti	...	Marcel
Peter Schommer	...	TV Assistant Cameraman

También conocida como:

Last Tango in Paris (UK) (USA)
Dernier Tango à Paris, Le (France)
Último tango en París (Argentina) [es]
Último tango en París, El (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated NC-17 for some explicit sexual content.

Duración:

136 min | Australia:129 min | USA:127 min (R-rated version) | USA:129 min (NC-17 version) | Italy:250 min (original cut)

País:

Italy | France

Idioma:

French | English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

West Germany:18 (original rating) (cut) | Singapore:(Banned) | Brazil:14 | Italy:(Banned) (1972-1986) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2000) (uncut) | UK:18 (video rating) (1988) (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Chile:18 | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM18 (re-rating) | New Zealand:(Banned) (original rating) | New Zealand:R18 (re-rating) | Norway:18 | Portugal:(Banned) (1973-1974) | Portugal:M/18 | South Korea:(Banned) (original rating) | South Korea:18 (re-rating) (1996) (uncut) | Sweden:15 | USA:NC-17 (re-rating) (1997) | USA:R (cut version: 1981) | USA:X (original rating: 1973) | USA:X (re-rating) (1982)

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)

Trivialidades:

When informed that director Ingmar Bergman had said that the film only made sense if it were about two homosexuals, Bertolucci responded that he accepted all criticisms of his film as valid.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Paul and Jeanne get out the apartment the door remains a little open. In the subsequent shot, when she steps down the staircase, the door is completely closed.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Paul: [with his hands over his ears at the overwhelming sound of a passing train] Fucking GOD!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex: (#1.5)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Fake Ophelia

possibly the best performance of Brando's career

the original X-rated version (just recently rerated NC-17) is possibly my favorite tragic romance that i've ever seen. Marlon Brando delivers a fierce impassioned performance that has yet to be equaled by himself or any other actor. surprisingly, the much debated sex scenes (did they really do it?) aren't really explicit from a nudity aspect (not much is shown.) but what they DON'T show makes the scenes that much more erotic and realistic.

my only complaints is the the last third is a little too drawn out and the ending could have been constructed better, but those are moot points.

any fanatic of classic cinema should have this film in their collections. and anyone that wants to see how to make a great tragically romantic film should view this one repeatedly.