Product: Last Tango in Paris (1973)
Rating: 5.0
LAST TANGO IN PARIS: A REVIEW. BY JASON RHODES.
Last Tango in Paris must, be considered, the 'FlagShip Movie'in its genre of Arthouse & international. Marlin Brando takes thelead part, and the command he exhibits over this difficult role, in conveying the depth, and complexity of his character in the film, (Paul), together with the empathy that must be required to fully portray, and give life to, the isolation, and at times despair, with which his character is consumed; allows us, as an audience, to become almost completely immersed, in the poignancy that is so much a part of this film.To many, Last Tango in Paris, has become thought of as a classic, unsurpassed in its ability to move its audience. The plot centres almost exclusively, around the development, and inevitable break, in the relationship between Paul, an estranged, American Ex-Serviceman, living abroad in France, and his Much younger Parisian lover, played by Maria Schneider.There are very few other characters in this film, and although the overall atmosphere is quite surreal; the detail, and paradoxically, the realism, that this allows, puts the films Direction, in a class of its own; briliant in its individuality.This is a must for anybody who takes Film seriously, and indeed, all those who enjoy Cinema, at its absolute best.