7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Romance • 1972 • 129 min • Adults (18+)
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Overview
Last Tango in Paris is a 1972 drama about a grieving American in Paris and his stormy emotional connection with a local woman. The film’s traditional rating stems from its era-appropriate casting and focus on psychological themes over progressive societal commentary. While the story challenges conventional romantic norms through an adult affair, it also includes a one-dimensional portrayal of a same-sex relationship that adds to the protagonist’s inner turmoil rather than affirming LGBTQ+ identities. Balancing its themes, the film remains rooted in personal grief and emotional chaos without overtly pushing modern progressive values.
Starring Cast
Marlon Brando • Maria Schneider • Maria Michi
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
Last Tango in Paris is a 1972 drama about a grieving American in Paris and his stormy emotional connection with a local woman. The film’s traditional rating stems from its era-appropriate casting and focus on psychological themes over progressive societal commentary. While the story challenges conventional romantic norms through an adult affair, it also includes a one-dimensional portrayal of a same-sex relationship that adds to the protagonist’s inner turmoil rather than affirming LGBTQ+ identities. Balancing its themes, the film remains rooted in personal grief and emotional chaos without overtly pushing modern progressive values.
Starring Cast
Marlon Brando • Maria Schneider • Maria Michi
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film explores themes of sexual liberation, existential despair, and the breakdown of traditional relationships, but it ultimately presents a tragic outcome that critiques both the emptiness of conventional life and the destructive consequences of radical, emotionally detached rebellion, thus balancing potential ideological interpretations.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white European cast, reflecting common practices of its era. The narrative focuses on individual psychological drama and a destructive relationship, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Negative
Confidence: High
The film features a plot point where the protagonist discovers his deceased wife had a male lover, Marcel, which fuels his psychological torment. Marcel is briefly portrayed in a stereotypical and negative light. The narrative uses this implied same-sex relationship primarily as a source of the protagonist's anguish and confusion, without affirming LGBTQ+ lives or love.
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Confidence: High
The film portrays the breakdown of traditional marriage and committed relationships, focusing on an anonymous, non-committal sexual affair that explicitly rejects conventional societal and familial norms.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Last Tango in Paris does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the destructive relationship between Paul and Jeanne, exploring themes of grief, alienation, and sexual liberation without touching upon transgender identity. No character arc or story plot involves transsexual individuals or related themes.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Last Tango in Paris is an original story with characters created specifically for the film. There are no pre-existing source materials or historical figures whose established gender could have been altered.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races. All characters were created for this specific production, thus there is no prior canon or historical depiction to constitute a race swap.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
6.9
Critic Ratings
8.1
7.7
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