Bernardo Bertolucci returns to the scene of his most memorable film, LAST TANGO IN PARIS (1972), for this thoughtful and passionate meditation on eroticism, youth and cinema itself. Paris, 1968: Matthew (Michael Pitt) is a young American student who has come to France to further his education. Instead of attending classes, though, he spends most of his time watching movies at the legendary Cinematheque Francaise. On his way to yet another screening, Matthew happens upon a crowd of protestors demonstrating against the government's firing of popular Cinematheque director Henri Langlois. In the chaos, Matthew meets twins Isabelle (Eva Green) and Theo (Louis Garrel), who...
Released:
2003
Rated:
NC-17
Length:
115 mins