He won an honorary Palme d'Or for his life's work at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.įormer festival president Gilles Jacob said he was saddened by the death of "the last emperor of Italian cinema, the lord of all epics and all escapades." He had been wheelchair-bound for several years because of back problems.īertolucci's biographical masterpiece about the last Chinese emperor won a total of nine Oscars, all of those for which it was nominated. The filmmaker died at his home in Rome early on Monday, his press office Punto e Virgola said in an email. He had gained notoriety for his 1972 erotic drama Last Tango In Paris starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider, which featured a controversial sex scene involving butter. Now a recently uploaded YouTube video has shed new light on that particular scene-and spurred horrified reactions across Hollywood.Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci, whose films include Last Tango In Paris and 1900, died on Monday aged 77.Ĭonsidered one of the giants of world cinema, Bertolucci was the only Italian ever to win the Oscar for best film, snapping up the award in 1988 for The Last Emperor. In 1972, Last Tango in Paris-starring a 48-year-old Marlon Brando and 19-year-old newcomer Maria Schneider as a pair of lovers-caused a stir for its depictions of sex, particularly a scene in which Schneider's character is anally raped by Brando's character, who uses butter as a lubricant. The only novelty was the idea of the butter.” That is false! Maria knew everything because she had read the script, where it was all described. Somebody thought, and thinks, that Maria had not been informed about the violence on her. We wanted her spontaneous reaction to that improper use. Several years ago at the Cinemathèque Francaise someone asked me for details on the famous ‘butter scene.’ I specified, but perhaps I was not clear, that I decided with Marlon Brando not to inform Maria that we would have used butter. Update (December 5, 12:35 p.m.): Bernardo Bertolucci has released a statement regarding the reinvigorated controversy surrounding his film Last Tango in Paris, according to Variety: “I would like, for the last time, to clear up a ridiculous misunderstanding that continues to generate press reports about Last Tango in Paris around the world.
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