When it comes to Bertolucci's "Last Tango in Paris" filmed in 1972, most people think of the notorious butter incident, the so-called fake relationship between the director and Marlon Brando. The protagonist has been under the shadow for many years, and the large-scale sexual description of the film has made the film face the fate of being banned in many countries. Even Bertolucci himself was sentenced to probation by the Italian authorities. The butter incident is also in this film. The most controversial paragraph in the film, this is not the only discussion point of the film, but you can try to use this scene to understand the creative essence of [Last Tango in Paris].
The story of this film tells the story of a middle-aged, widowed American man who meets a French girl. In a spare apartment in Paris, they forget each other's identities and enter into a crazy sex. Marlon Brando plays the American man Paul, who is worthy of It is worth mentioning that most of Brando's lines were conceived by himself. Bertolucci was eager to dig Paul's past from the real experience of Brando, so he constantly encouraged Brando outside the play to improvise, so Paul It can also be regarded as a character that is closest to Brando's true self. Paul is a mysterious man who refuses to reveal his name and background. Whenever the heroine Jeanne is eager to inquire about him and say something about herself, will be reprimanded by Paul, with threatening violence implicit in their words.
The butter scene in this film takes place in the middle of the movie. Paul and his deceased wife's lover are reminiscing about the past. The next scene is from Jeanne entering the apartment to find Paul, until Paul orders her to take the butter. At this time, the editor explained Paul is lying on the ground eating bread. This paragraph uses two mirrors to explain the conversation between the two. Jeanne opened the cabinet door. The mirror reflects Paul holding a water bottle proudly. The mirror next to Paul reflects Jeanne lying on the ground. The picture of hitting the floor on the opposite side, the mirror is dirty and blurry, with a twisted and ominous feeling, and then Paul walked to Jeanne's position, trying to open the hollow floor, encountering Jeanne's objection, Paul took the opportunity to tease, and then it happened The scene where the anus is greased with butter and then forced to have sex.
Later, in the interview of the heroine, she did not know about Brando's sudden action, so her tears in front of the camera were all real, and she felt extremely humiliated, feeling a little bit forcibly insulted by Brando and Bertolucci I feel that as a result, this interview has been titled by many media as fake dramas, and it has become more and more noisy.
There is no doubt that Brando and the director did not explain this in advance, which is an unethical mistake for any woman, and even caused serious psychological trauma, but [Last Tango in Paris] was filmed in 1972, The environment of the 1970s was not an environment in which we could pursue gender equality and promote moral correctness. It was an era when philosophical, moral, political, economic, drug, sexual and pop culture trends flourished and clashed with each other. Film was the youngest at that time. It is also the most possible art form and mass media. It assumes the role of a pioneer who reflects, explores and challenges the above-mentioned various trends of thought. It should have more possibilities in terms of creative space. We should use film art and story context to Looking at this event, we are watching a movie, not reality.
And this film is also about a bad relationship where men forcefully dominate women. At the beginning, Paul followed Jeanne to the indifference after their first relationship. Paul wanted Jeanne's body more. Understanding, there is no communication, but a relationship between the sexes that exists only through sex. The butter incident was also caused by Paul's excessive male power. Paul faced his deceased wife and faced women. The backlog of pressure in the family will eventually explode, because he himself is An extremely menacing character, so it's not hard to see him occupying a strong position every time he has sex, which doesn't stray from the story's theme of indulging in sex.
This film is also a film work that reflects the artistic spirit of improvisation. For example, as mentioned above, Brando improvised most of his lines and body language on the spot because Bertolucci created a story structure that can be improvised. , the male and female protagonists are full of variables, unstable interaction, the moving camera lens is constantly chasing the focus, following the performance of the actors, this kind of pursuit and creative spirit with freedom of art and breaking the moral norms, no matter In any era, it is an indispensable work attitude for excellent art workers.
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