French cinema cancels 'Last Tango in Paris' screening over rape-scene protests
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A screening of Last Tango in Paris, which features a rape scene filmed without the consent of actress Maria Schneider, has been canceled at the renowned Cinémathèque française in Paris. The decision…

A screening of Last Tango in Paris, which features a rape scene filmed without the consent of actress Maria Schneider, has been canceled at the renowned Cinémathèque française in Paris. The decision came after a wave of criticism from women’s rights groups, the cinema announced.

    • Snowclone@lemmy.world
      21·
      2 months ago

      At a minimum it’s sexual assualt, there was no penetration, which is usually how laws define rape, which creates a lot of problems itself, but that all aside, I agree it’s rape, they didn’t tell her because they thought it would make the scene more realistic, which is pretty insane…

    • Nougat@fedia.io
      101·
      2 months ago

      The film delves into the complex relationship between a widowed American man in Paris and a much younger woman, culminating in a disturbing, non-consensual sodomy scene.

      While the sex was simulated, it later emerged that Schneider had been kept in the dark about what was to happen by Brando and Bertolucci, who were both later nominated for Oscars.

      I haven’t seen this movie, so I can’t speak to the content of the particular scene, but based on this article, it wouldn’t rise to the level of actual rape.