Last Tango in Paris is a 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The film stars Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider and Jean-Pierre Léaud, and portrays a recently widowed American who begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.
Theatrical release poster
The Pont de Bir-Hakeim in Paris, where numerous scenes were shot
Double Portrait of Lucian Freud and Frank Auerbach (left side, oil on canvas, 1964)
Study for a Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne (oil on canvas, 1964)
Bernardo Bertolucci OMRI was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international acclaim. With The Last Emperor (1987) he became the first Italian filmmaker to win the Academy Award for Best Director, and he received many other accolades including a BAFTA Award, a César Award, two Golden Globes, a Golden Lion in 2007, and an Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2011.
Bertolucci, c. 1971
Bertolucci's star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Bertolucci in 2011