tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413013422636027916.post7871622214343127287..comments2024-03-05T10:32:32.208+00:00Comments on IRRESISTIBLE TARGETS: MARIA SCHNEIDER AND LAST TANGO IN PARISMichael Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490121869284175945noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413013422636027916.post-8694212678783941822014-04-26T19:09:53.314+01:002014-04-26T19:09:53.314+01:00For the span of about fifteen minutes – from the s...For the span of about fifteen minutes – from the start of the opening credit sequence until Paul and Jeanne make love against the window and then leave the apartment they will spend a great deal of the movie in together – this film is cinematic glory at its greatest. The possibilities for the motion picture as a full blown art form are exploited to spectacular advantage in almost every way possible before the flick, unfortunately, starts a gradual slide into cliché, sensationalism, and melodramatic slop, as well as a real slowdown in the sheer virtuosity of the filmmaking. But what a start!!Bertoluccohttp://cinemathequequinones.blogspot.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413013422636027916.post-87258980269695046262011-07-29T18:26:38.378+01:002011-07-29T18:26:38.378+01:00I would have liked to known her. Her father was an...I would have liked to known her. Her father was an ass. Last tango is a masterpiece and she was perfect for the part. There's some sort of darkness and melancholy about her. She just didn't have someone to stand up for her. Rest in peace, Maria Schneider, and thank you for your movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413013422636027916.post-46080975855706971612011-02-07T14:22:20.445+00:002011-02-07T14:22:20.445+00:00It's a fair point, it's not a comfortable ...It's a fair point, it's not a comfortable film, not the kind youd rewatch regularly, but I suspect its notoriety means little to younger generations now who'd wonder what the fuss was about. I think it remains strong...and I think you might ask the same question of Bertolucci's other early movies--it's not quite what the video revolution has encouraged.Michael Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490121869284175945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413013422636027916.post-20278713801701589892011-02-06T17:17:37.755+00:002011-02-06T17:17:37.755+00:00Does anybody watch Last Tango in Paris now? Nobody...Does anybody watch Last Tango in Paris now? Nobody mentions it in the same breath as other films from that era. A bit of a period piece, I'd say.Jim Gibsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413013422636027916.post-91245512011784771372011-02-06T09:04:22.967+00:002011-02-06T09:04:22.967+00:00Amazingly, I discovered after writing the piece th...Amazingly, I discovered after writing the piece that in New Zealand the film was shown to segregated audiences--male or female only!Michael Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490121869284175945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413013422636027916.post-26504984482616506682011-02-05T18:06:46.875+00:002011-02-05T18:06:46.875+00:00thanks, nicely written. Last Tango had a profound...thanks, nicely written. Last Tango had a profound effect on me though I did not see it when it was released. I was too young (13). I remember all the scandal though. Can't think of that film without Maria Schneider.David Gearyhttp://www.uniquetracks.comnoreply@blogger.com