The Dryden will screen Ultimo tango a Parigi (Last Tango in Paris, Bernardo Bertolucci, France/Italy 1972, 129 min., 35mm) as part of the Vittorio Storaro series.

Still haunting, still disturbing, Last Tango in Paris is marked by the confluence of legends who made it: the stealthy tracking shots of Vittorio Storaro, the raw torment of Marlon Brando's performance, and the directorial brilliance of Bernardo Bertolucci. And there's Maria Schneider, still a teenager, as Jeanne, who, searching for a Parisian apartment, crosses paths with Brando, deeply disturbed after his wife's suicide. Brando and Schneider suddenly rush together, beginning an affair of fears and desires. The feverish erotic intensity of Last Tango led to its ban in Italy for promoting obscenity and made it one of the most controversial and furiously debated films in the entire history of the cinema. Screening of a rare X-rated 35mm print!

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Mar-13]