Hollywood Value Condemns as Criminal the Acts of Bernardo Bertolluci and Marlon Brando re Non-Consensual Rape Scene in 'Last Tango in Paris'

Star Value Analysis © Hollywood Value most strongly condemns the criminal connivance between director Bernardo Bertolluci and actor Marlon Brando and the resulting criminal shoot and criminal execution of the criminal, non-consensual rape scene in the film 'Last Tango in Paris' that victimized and scarred for life the then 19-yr old actress Maria Schneider. Likewise, Hollywood Value strongly believes that Alberto Grimaldi, the film's producer, also cannot and should not escape culpability and liability. 

These criminal acts cannot and should not be excused in the name of "film art" or "artistic expression."   

Bertolluci Clarifies 'Ridiculous Misunderstanding' re 'Last Tango in Paris' Non-Consensual Rape Scene Execution

“I would like, for the last time, to clear up a ridiculous misunderstanding that continues to generate press reports about ‘Last Tango in Paris’ around the world... I specified, but perhaps I was not clear, that I decided with Marlon Brando not to inform Maria that we would have used butter. We wanted her spontaneous reaction to that improper use [of the butter]. That is where the misunderstanding lies. Somebody thought, and thinks, that Maria had not been informed about the violence on her. That is false!”  - Bernardo Bertolucci via Variety

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"That scene wasn't in the original script. The truth is it was Marlon who came up with the idea...They only told me about it before we had to film the scene and I was so angry. I should have called my agent or had my lawyer come to the set because you can't force someone to do something that isn't in the script, but at the time, I didn't know that.

Marlon said to me: 'Maria, don't worry, it's just a movie,' but during the scene, even though what Marlon was doing wasn't real, I was crying real tears.I felt humiliated and to be honest, I felt a little raped, both by Marlon and by Bertolucci." Maria Schneider on Daily Mail UK 2007 interview