If you are experiencing mental health issues or suicidal feelings contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue 1300 224 636.NPR has fired film critic David Edelstein because of a joke he made after Bernardo Bertolucci’s death that alluded to a much-discussed rape scene in the director’s film “Last Tango in Paris.”Įdelstein, a critic for NPR’s “Fresh Air,” wrote on Facebook, “Even grief is better with butter,” along with an image of a scene in the film in which Marlon Brando’s character rapes Maria Schneider’s character using butter as a lubricant.Įdelstein, who is also a critic for New York Magazine, apologized after the post Tuesday, saying he did not know of Schneider’s widely reported comments in 2007 that the scene left her feeling “a little bit raped.”Īlso Read: 'Last Tango in Paris' Director Calls Rape Outcry 'Ridiculous Misunderstanding' Two years after her death, Bertolucci gave the interview admitting when the movie finished they never saw each other because “she was hating me.”īrando, who passed away in 2004 at the age of 80 was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in the film as well as Bertolucci for directing. In early 2011 the 58-year old passed away from cancer. Thankfully, there was just one take,” she said. After the scene, Marlon didn’t console me or apologise. “I felt humiliated and to be honest, I felt a little raped, both by Marlon and by Bertolucci.
In filming the scene, “Marlon said to me: ‘Maria, don’t worry, it’s just a movie,’ but during the scene, even though what Marlon was doing wasn’t real, I was crying real tears. Marlon later said that he felt manipulated, and he was Marlon Brando, so you can imagine how I felt,” she said. In an interview with the Daily Mail back in 2006, Schneider tragically admitted to the manipulation. When asked if he regretted filming the scene the way he did, Bertolucci simply replied “no, but I do feel guilty”.įollowing the release of the 1972 movie, the young French actress struggled with addiction and overdoses and even attempted suicide. Jessica Chastain December 3, 2016īertolucci, who is now 76, said in the 2013 interview he “didn’t want Maria to act her humiliation and her rage, I wanted her to feel her rage and humiliation”. To all the people that love this film- you're watching a 19yr old get raped by a 48yr old man.
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