This week, we discuss two films from award-winning Italian directors.

The first is Last Tango in Paris (1972), a controversial film from Bernardo Bertolucci depicting a fraught sexual relationship between a middle-aged American man (Marlon Brando) and a young French woman (Maria Schneider). Despite the controversy surrounding the film, it was a huge financial and critical success, earning almost $100 million at the box office and 2 Oscar nominations.

The second is The Passenger (1975), a neo-noir drama from Michelangelo Antonioni starring Jack Nicholson as a journalist who chooses to adopt the identity of a recently-deceased arms dealer. Despite being well-received, and competing for the Palme d’Or at Cannes, the film fell out of print for many years.

Timestamps

Last Tango in Paris (00:00:58)

The Passenger (00:56:45)

Coin toss (01:39:02)

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