Criterion Reflections – Episode 134 – Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris

David and guests share their thoughts on this sensational, scandalous landmark film from 1972 that still stirs up strong reactions today.

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this fourth season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1972 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Stephanie Conti, Richard Doyle, and Josh Hornbeck to discuss Last Tango in Paris, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.

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 Last Tango in Paris

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