Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Auricle (A) on February 03, 2005 at 09:39:24

In Reply to: Last Tango in Paris (ending revealed) posted by warrenh@optonline.net on February 1, 2005 at 02:54:35:

Brando broke the rules he established, instead of a non-possessive sex fantasy that existed outside of their regular lives, he tried to make it part of their lives. She grew more and more afraid as she lost the ability to keep the fantasy compartmentalised. And as he moved from fantasy to obsession.

I considered the film a "near miss" at the time (and even a bit less of a su) but there are three brilliant ad libs by Brando in the film,

1. The scene at his wife's coffin


2. The monologue after the butter incident


3. Brando's death scene

Bertolucci simply told Brando what he wanted and let him improvise while the cameras rolled.