Last Tango in Paris
1972
Paris, France
Bernardo Bertolucci
Erotic Drama
What’s it all about: “Do you really think that an American sitting on the floor in an empty flat eating cheese and drinking water is interesting?” Ummm…
First Encounter: first viewing
Prostitute Index: medium-well
Death By: shaving kit
Relics: the MGM lion, an elevated train in Paris, living in a hotel, letting your garden grow; the original Coachella girl, camel turtlenecks, camel everything
Heartthrob: Jean-Pierre Léaud
LoFi Magic: tango contest, tango hairstyles, a spiral staircase / elevator chase; the film within the film, Paris in the fake rain, a lovers’ quarrel filmed across platforms in the Metro
Makes me want to: watch more Italian cinema, but without Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider in it
Candotti take:““A very European movie, no? I like that they had a lot of settings in the streets.” /
“Those are the kind of movies that all the critics love. I don’t know why, but they do.”
Worth a watch/rewatch: Yes (soldier through the first half hour, it gets better)
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