Bernardo bertolucci

What makes this an exciting release goes beyond the look of the picture (though that is paramount). This is, in every regard, one of the greatest films ever made.

The last in this short series of films rated NC-17 is arguably the most controversial—the film that has sparked the most debate and engraved itself in the minds of so many viewers and critics. Like Midnight Cowboy (1969), Last Tango in Paris (1972) was released before NC-17 was in the MPAA’s rating repertoire, so it …