‘Last Tango in Paris is a movie about male trauma, but it was Schneider who was left traumatised by it.’ Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando.
Photograph: Allstar/United Artist
Last Tango’s abuse reveals the broken promise of the 1970s sexual revolution
Before she died, Maria Schneider spoke about the butter rape scene taking place without her consent – but nothing happened. Her plight must not be forgotten
...she made public what happened during the making of that 1972 movie. Brando and the film’s director, Bernardo Bertolucci, conspired to shoot the scene without telling her what was going to happen....
Bertolucci said in the interview he had no regrets apparently.
....she {Maria} was actually a victim of a sexual revolution played out largely for male pleasure...
“I wanted her reaction as a girl, not an actress,” said Bertolucci.Fear of Flying
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