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DVD Review: Last Tango in Paris [Blu-ray]

While some of the dialogue may have been seat-of-the-pants, the structure of the film is far from haphazard. Close analysis reveals the type of smooth, virtually invisible camera moves that are only possible with precise blocking. The scenes flow in a surreal logic, with the opening and closing of doors serving as seamless transitions. Bertolucci is persistently manipulative in contrasting Schneider’s secret, primal relationship with Brando and her public interactions with her prissy filmmaker fiancé Tom (Jean Pierre Leaud, as a thinly disguised Truffaut).

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While some of the dialogue may have been seat-of-the-pants, the structure of the film is far from haphazard. Close analysis reveals the type of smooth, virtually invisible camera moves that are only possible with precise blocking. The scenes flow in a surreal logic, with the opening and closing of doors serving as seamless transitions. Bertolucci is persistently manipulative in contrasting Schneider’s secret, primal relationship with Brando and her public interactions with her prissy filmmaker fiancé Tom (Jean Pierre Leaud, as a thinly disguised Truffaut).

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David Anderson is a 25 year veteran of the film and television industry, and has produced and directed over 2000 TV commercials, documentaries and educational videos. He has filmed extensively throughout the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean for such clients as McDonalds, General Motors and DuPont. Top Films From Contemporary Film Auteurs: Reygadas (Silent Light), Weerasathakul (Syndromes and a Century), Dardennes (Rosetta), Haneke (Caché), Ceylon (Climates), Andersson (You the Living), Denis (35 Shots of Rum), Malick (The Tree of Life), Leigh (Another Year), Cantet (The Class)

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