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Being Maria( 2024)

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The true story of Maria Schneider behind the making of Last Tango in Paris.

Overview

A young, struggling actress lands her dream role in a film by an emerging Italian director, starring alongside an American superstar. What begins as her big breakthrough quickly turns into a living hell.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Anamaria Vartolomei

      Maria Schneider

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      Céleste Brunnquell

      Noor

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      Matt Dillon

      Marlon Brando

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      Marie Gillain

      Marie-Christine

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      Yvan Attal

      Daniel Gélin

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      Stanislas Merhar

      L'agent

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      Jérémy Charvet

      Pointeur

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      Giuseppe Maggio

      Bernardo Bertolucci

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      Alexis Corso

      Nathan

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      Alexandre Ionescu

      Louis ingé son

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      Swann Dupont

      La scripte

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      Patrice Tepasso

      Vittorio Storaro

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      Aurélie Garault

      Maquilleuse de Daniel Gélin

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    A review by Brent Marchant

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    Written by Brent Marchant on Sat May 03 2025
    In an age when rights and protections for women are increasingly being placed in jeopardy, their preservation is imperative, and nowhere is this more apparent perhaps than in writer-director Jessica Palud’s latest feature. In this flashback to a time when things were very different for women, the filmmaker places the spotlight on the sexist, demeaning demands that were placed on actress Maria Schneider (1952-2011) (Anamaria Vartolomei). Schneider’s big career break came at age 19, when she was cast opposite screen legend Marlon Brando (Matt Dillon) in “Last Tango in Paris” (1972), the highly co...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • biography
    • based on true story
    • sexploitation
    • docudrama
    • actress
    • filmmaker
    • lesbian love
    • based on real person