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Last Tango in Paris (1972)

“When you see a love story, it's only a movie. When you feel it with every nerve in your body, it's a masterpiece.”

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Plot

Haunted by the ghost of his wife's recent suicide, Paul, an American lost in the labyrinth of Paris, stumbles into the young and enigmatic Jeanne during an apartment hunt. Their encounter is not marked by pleasantries, but by an abrupt and raw sexual encounter. This sudden act of intimacy was meant to be fleeting, a hit-and-run of passion, but Paul, trapped in his grief, lingers at the scene of this erotic collision. In this faceless apartment, Paul and Jeanne continue to meet, surrendering their afternoons to bouts of frantic desire. Setting the rules of their unusual game, Paul demands anonymity, insisting they discard their pasts and identities at the doorstep. Their relationship becomes an insular universe, an escape from the world outside. Paul, in his tormented longing, subjects Jeanne to a spectrum of degradation, seeking not only her body but also her mind in his quest to obliterate her inhibitions. Meanwhile, Jeanne, simultaneously drawn into Paul's orbit and repelled by his intensity, grapples with the reality of her impending marriage to Tom, her mundane fiancé who is immersed in documenting her life through his lens. The veil of their secret affair becomes increasingly threadbare as Paul and Jeanne's lives intertwine and unravel. When Jeanne rejects Paul's twisted love, he is left with no choice but to admit his feelings, shattering the rules of their game. "Last Tango in Paris" is a tale of two strangers entangled in a passionate yet destructive affair, their identities and pasts surrendered to the throes of desire, against the enchanting backdrop of a city known for its romance. As they navigate the rough edges of grief, passion, and the looming reality of their separate lives, they are forced to confront the inevitable question - how do you truly let go of someone you never really knew?

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Last Tango in Paris is a drama movie featuring Marlon Brando.

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