Maria Schneider (born 27 March 1952) is a French actress. She is best known for playing Jeanne opposite Marlon Brando in the 1972 motion picture Last Tango in Paris.
Schneider performed numerous full-frontal nude scenes in Last Tango in Paris, which were controversial at the time. In 2007, in an interview with the Daily Mail, Schneider described Last Tango in Paris director Bernardo Bertolucci as "fat and sweaty and very manipulative, both of Mar...
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Maria Schneider (born 27 March 1952) is a French actress. She is best known for playing Jeanne opposite Marlon Brando in the 1972 motion picture Last Tango in Paris.
Schneider performed numerous full-frontal nude scenes in Last Tango in Paris, which were controversial at the time. In 2007, in an interview with the Daily Mail, Schneider described Last Tango in Paris director Bernardo Bertolucci as "fat and sweaty and very manipulative, both of Marlon and myself, and [he did] certain things to get [her reaction]." As for her working relationship with Brando, she says that, while their relationship on the set was paternal, it was Brando who came up with the 'butter scene' and it was only known to her just before filming it:
"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...
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