Wow. What a dazzling dissection. I learned a LOT and am now going back to watch Last Tango - I saw it too young to appreciate the performance. It just terrified me. Now I’ll have a better handle on why.
I think if it's doing what it sets out to do, it will still terrorize you. It's a tough movie. I just wish it were more consistently great. There are weak points, to be sure.
A truly spot-on assessment of Brando and his place in acting/film. I agree that there were times when you couldn't tell what he was doing and it seemed as if he somehow didn't respect the craft or the work, and your take is the best explanation I've yet read. And I agree about "Reflections..."; one of his finest moments on film in that it's challenging, unpleasant, real, shattering, hard to watch and even harder to look away from.
Love this. Thought I knew plenty. I didn’t. Thank you, Paul, for that beautiful 5th paragraph, and the delicious final one. And ALL of it. Very helpful and VERY entertaining.
Wow. What a dazzling dissection. I learned a LOT and am now going back to watch Last Tango - I saw it too young to appreciate the performance. It just terrified me. Now I’ll have a better handle on why.
I think if it's doing what it sets out to do, it will still terrorize you. It's a tough movie. I just wish it were more consistently great. There are weak points, to be sure.
Great, great piece about one of the most fascinating people of the 20th century.
A truly spot-on assessment of Brando and his place in acting/film. I agree that there were times when you couldn't tell what he was doing and it seemed as if he somehow didn't respect the craft or the work, and your take is the best explanation I've yet read. And I agree about "Reflections..."; one of his finest moments on film in that it's challenging, unpleasant, real, shattering, hard to watch and even harder to look away from.
Love this. Thought I knew plenty. I didn’t. Thank you, Paul, for that beautiful 5th paragraph, and the delicious final one. And ALL of it. Very helpful and VERY entertaining.