Take a look at the drama biopic Being Maria distributed by Kino Lorber.
Maria Schneider is a promising young French actress. When she gets the lead in a feature film directed by an acclaimed Italian filmmaker and starring one of America’s most beloved actors, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Her collaborators, director Bernardo Bertolucci and star Marlon Brando seem to be bringing out the best in Maria, sharing a warm rapport and mentorship with the 19-year-old girl, until one day, when the men conspire to shoot a crucial sex scene as a harrowing assault without letting Maria in on the plan. The film goes on to be lauded as a fearless artistic breakthrough, but for Maria, it’s the beginning of a living hell. Based on the behind-the-scenes true story of the making of Last Tango in Paris, Jessica Palud’s sensitive biopic centers on Maria’s story for the first time.
Being Maria stars Anamaria Vartolomei, Matt Dillon, Giuseppe Maggio, Celesta Brunnquel, Yvan Attal, Maria Gillain, and more. The film is directed by Jessica Palud and written by Vanessa Schneider, Laurette Polmanss, and Jessica Palud.
Being Maria is in theaters on March 21.
Maria Schneider is a promising young French actress. When she gets the lead in a feature film directed by an acclaimed Italian filmmaker and starring one of America’s most beloved actors, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Her collaborators, director Bernardo Bertolucci and star Marlon Brando seem to be bringing out the best in Maria, sharing a warm rapport and mentorship with the 19-year-old girl, until one day, when the men conspire to shoot a crucial sex scene as a harrowing assault without letting Maria in on the plan. The film goes on to be lauded as a fearless artistic breakthrough, but for Maria, it’s the beginning of a living hell. Based on the behind-the-scenes true story of the making of Last Tango in Paris, Jessica Palud’s sensitive biopic centers on Maria’s story for the first time.
Being Maria stars Anamaria Vartolomei, Matt Dillon, Giuseppe Maggio, Celesta Brunnquel, Yvan Attal, Maria Gillain, and more. The film is directed by Jessica Palud and written by Vanessa Schneider, Laurette Polmanss, and Jessica Palud.
Being Maria is in theaters on March 21.
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00:01What did you think of it?
00:03It's beautiful, but it's dark.
00:05It's not a family movie, that's for sure.
00:08Who do you have in mind for the male role?
00:11Yes, Marlon Brando said yes.
00:13You would be the second headliner.
00:19And how is Brando?
00:23He's fine. Very fine, yes.
00:26Your presence, your qualities.
00:30A whole shebang, kiddo.
00:34It's crazy, you know that?
00:36Cut! Wonderful.
00:38Bravo, little sardine.
00:42The movie already has a great reputation.
00:45They say there are a lot of scenes that...
00:48Well, vulgar things, raw things.
00:51The judgment was made yesterday.
00:53The movie is forbidden.
00:54Bertolucci, Brando and I are condemned.
00:57I told you I wanted it to be intense.
01:00Not like that.
01:01That one.
01:03Mr. Bertolucci.
01:04He got me into real things that I'm not comfortable talking to anybody about.
01:09He pulled it out of me.
01:11What do you want?
01:13Can you hear me? Don't look at me!
01:15There's a scene that leaves a mark on your mind.
01:17We're wondering how you approached it.
01:20It wasn't written like that in the script.
01:22I didn't play.
01:26I didn't play.
01:29The tears were real.
01:31You wanted to be an actress, you wanted to be famous.
01:33Not like that.
01:40What's your name?
01:42Maria.
01:43Maria Schneider.
01:52MARIA SCHNEIDER