Criterion Reflections – Episode 134 – Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this fourth season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1972 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Stephanie Conti, Richard Doyle, and Josh Hornbeck to discuss Last Tango in Paris, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.

Episode Links:

Bernardo Bertolucci

• The Criterion Collection
• The Criterion Channel
• Wikipedia
• Letterboxd
• Far Out
• Senses of Cinema
• They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They?
• Guardian (obituary)

 Last Tango in Paris

• • The Criterion Collection
  • Wikipedia
  • Letterboxd
  • New Yorker (Pauline Kael, 1972)
  • Roger Ebert (1972)
  • New York Times (1973)
  • Pittsburgh Press (1973)
  • Village Voice (Molly Haskell, 1972)
  • Village Voice (Andrew Sarris, 1973)
  • 1001 Movies
  • A Potpourri of Vestiges
  • Cinepassion
  • Cinesthesia
  • Cole Smithey
  • Dennis Schwarz
  • Derek Winnert
  • Every 70s Movie
  • Film Fanatic
  • Movie Magazine International
  • Scoopy
  • Slant
  • Wide Screenings

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• Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)
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• Richard Doyle [ Letterboxd ]