Being Maria

IMDb link: 19995770
IMDb rating: 6.2 (1,189 votes)
Genres: Drama, Biography, History
Director: Matt Dillon, Jessica Palud
Cast: Anamaria Vartolomei, Giuseppe Maggio, Céleste Brunnquell and others

Release date: 19 Jun 2024
Release year: 2024
Runtime: 100 minutes
Country: France
Keywords: filmmaker, sexploitation film, reference to luis bunuel, filmmaking, ends with character looking at camera, based on true story, female rear nudity, female nudity, lesbian love, 1970s

Plot:

The drama "Being Maria" reframes the short career and tragic life of "Last Tango in Paris" star Maria Schneider in a post-#MeToo light. "Happening" breakout Anamaria Vartolomei plays Schneider, while Matt Dillon takes on the role of her co-star Marlon Brando. The film in part tracks the controversial production and wrenching fallout of Bernardo Bertolucci's 1972 masterpiece -- a landmark that made Schneider an icon while locking her into a sexualized image she never could escape. Palud's sophomore feature also marks a fitting echo for the Gallic auteur, who kicked off her professional life on the set of Bertolucci's "The Dreamers."

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