A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.
Acting
Brando's raw improvised monologue to his dead wife.
Cinematography
Vittorio Storaro's honey-drenched decay of that apartment.
Direction
Bertolucci weaponizing beauty against the viewer.
Director
Bernardo Bertolucci
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The butter scene was improvised by Brando without Schneider's consent; she said she 'felt a little raped' by Bertolucci and Brando, sparking decades of debate about on-set ethics.
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