The Auteurs

(Saturday, February 20, 2010 7:00pm)

Marlon Brando can act! Wait, did I say that right? I think I did. The greatest actor of his generation, Brando soars all the way to the top on this one. Bertolucci’s quintessential masterpiece illustrates the loneliness of a man, and the sexual desires of a woman in “Last Tango in Paris.” What an amazing experience watching this slow pace piece of art. Your hair will go up with the performances and with the fictitious tale as well. I can watch this film over and over and over again and again and again.

Last Tango In Paris sets up, immediately, its sense of style in the opening credits. It’s a clumsy, quirky Film with incredible charisma. In the beginning, it feels like it isn’t going to flow very well, but the tables turned quickly and it began flowing surprisingly well. Marlon Brando was really great in his role as a Man struggling with a suicide, and a midlife crisis. He was extremely convincing, and his supporting Actress added a sweet touch to the Film. The play on names, like with Rose and Paul, was clever but ultimately predictable. Over all, this is yet another Film that Bertolucci has made near flawlessly.

beautiful movie, it’s so notorious for sex scenes but when people focus and make a huge deal about that, they often overlook the beautiful aspects of the movie—the cinematography, the beautiful score, the sense of loneliness the film conveys, and Brando’s performance. it didn’t even feel like acting at all—there’s not one bit of stage-iness, it felt like he’s pouring his heart out onto the screen. It was deeply affecting to watch.

Bold and daring, a densely introspective film that plumbs the enigmatic depths of the wounded human soul and its infliction of pain upon others. Through frank, uninhibited sexuality and scenes of raw carnal power, Bertolucci expertly conveys the intense personal torment and destructive grief of his central character, and how his chance meeting with a Parisian woman turns both of their lives sour – and impossibly distorted – forever. Tragic, harrowing, and deeply forlorn, with a searing performance from Marlon Brando that hits just the right notes at exactly the right moments.