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Documentary  •  2004  •  55 min

Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris (2004)

Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris poster

Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris (2004)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
8.2

Overview

This 55-minute French documentary revisits the making of Bernardo Bertolucci's 1972 film 'Last Tango in Paris,' featuring interviews with participants including feminist writer Germaine Greer. The label Leans Progressive follows from the documentary's framing, which centers on power imbalances in the original production and the treatment of actress Maria Schneider. That angle, examining exploitation and consent within filmmaking, reflects a critique more associated with progressive cultural analysis than with a neutral or celebratory retrospective. The social values signal is mild, keeping the label from going further left. Absent religious or family-life content, the ethical and feminist lens on a still-controversial film does the heavy lifting here.

Starring Cast

Catherine Allégret  •   Bernardo Bertolucci  •   Germaine Greer

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: Medium

This documentary critically examines the ethical controversies surrounding the production of 'Last Tango in Paris,' focusing on the lack of consent and the exploitation of actress Maria Schneider. The film highlights power dynamics within filmmaking and the lasting impact on those involved.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

This behind-the-scenes documentary features a traditional cast without explicit DEI-driven recasting. Its narrative explores the making of the film, but does not explicitly center on a strong DEI critique of traditional identities.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

This documentary focuses on the production and context of a controversial film, and as such, it does not contain meaningful narrative content related to family units or family-life norms.

LGBTQ: N/R

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The documentary 'Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris' explores the making and impact of the original film. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses entirely on the production aspects, cast, and controversies of the 1972 movie, with no elements related to transsexual identity or experiences present in its content.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

This documentary features real individuals discussing the making of a film. It does not involve the adaptation of fictional characters or the portrayal of historical figures with altered genders, which are the contexts in which gender swaps occur.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

This documentary focuses on the making of a film and features real individuals. There are no instances where a character, historically or canonically established as one race, is portrayed on screen as a different race.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.9
The Movie Database logo
8.5

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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