This is a look at actress Maria Schneider before, during and after the making of THE LAST TANGO IN PARIS.
I'm not certain what I'm supposed to think about this film. The film is focused on the troubled life of Schneider during an infamous period in her life, and it seems to wallow in the unahappiness of her life. I know the shooting of the film was unpleasant, but this film seems skewed to make sure we feel that. The film doesn't feel like it's being a fair apprasial of her life. Things seem to be too cut and dried, the complexity of her life is reduced to bullet points.
The film might have worked better had the filmmaking been better. Looking and feeling like the wrong sort of low budget film the film never feels real. Yes, the cast is fine, including Matt Dillion who frequently nails being Marlon Brando, the script works against them (see the bullet point reference above)
I don't know if I can recommend it this film, it's just not what it should have been.
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