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'It was really wrong': How Last Tango in Paris's infamous explicit scene undid its female star
New film Being Maria explores the life of Maria Schneider and her mistreatment in one of the most notorious, explicit scenes ...
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This 38-Year-Old Epic Drama Is 1 of the Most Influential Foreign Films of All Time (& It's Mandatory Viewing for Every Film Buff)
Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor may be a long film, but this visual masterpiece is a groundbreaking glimpse into China ...
For its subject, exploited on a film set and tarred by notoriety, ‘Being Maria’ was never easy
Director Jessica Palud, a former intern for Bernardo Bertolucci, re-creates the shoot of 'Last Tango in Paris' with a focus ...
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‘Being Maria’ – and Being Marlon, Too
We got used to seeing genitals onscreen but held our breath to contain our emotion when Marlon Brando sodomized Maria ...
“There is only one Brando”: Matt Dillon on playing an icon in "Being Maria"
The film is a biopic about her experiences making “Last Tango” and being abused by director Bernardo Bertolucci (Giuseppe Maggio) and Brando while making the film. There are two uncomfortable ...
Robert De Niro to Receive Honorary Palme d'Or at 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Robert De Niro will be honored with an honorary Palme d'Or for lifetime achievement at the opening ceremony of the 78th ...
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“Being Maria” Brings Maria Schneider’s Traumatic Career to Light
Daniel introduces Maria to his movie-world friends, she’s enticed, she gets an agent, and then, at the age of nineteen, she is cast—as a virtual unknown—by Bernardo Bertolucci (Giuseppe ...
The Ideological Ambush of Being Maria
Being Maria is part of the cultural dismantling that has resulted from the era’s calamitous progressive politics. It’s a ...
Robert De Niro to receive Honorary Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival
Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro was last on the Croisette in 2023 for Martin Scorsese’s 'Killers of the Flower Moon'. View ...