Molly Ringwald, in an interview, talks about her latest project: a translation of a French book about the “Last Tango in Paris” actress Maria Schneider.
” by Vanessa Schneider. The book, originally published in France in 2018, chronicles the life of Maria Schneider, the actress who starred in Bernardo Bertolucci’s controversial 1972 film “Last Tango in Paris” when she was 19.In a much-discussed, infamous scene, Schneider’s character is sodomized by Marlon Brando’s. Schneider wasn’t informed beforehand about what exactly would be done to her in the scene — “because,” Bertolucci later said, “I wanted her reaction as a girl, not as an actress.
Maria struggled with addiction and flitted in and out of her first cousin Vanessa’s childhood home — and her life — over the years. In their last moment together, Vanessa and Maria sip Champagne and take snapshots at Maria’s home, just before Maria dies of cancer. The book, written in the present tense, as if Vanessa is writing directly to her cousin, has a sad immediacy. Still, there are wonderful moments of enduring joy, connection and discovery.
She obviously suffered a lot because of that. The onus was on her — she was the one who was naked most of the time [in “Last Tango”], and she was the “dirty one.” And yes, she knew going into the film that it would be daring and controversial, but I feel like that scene was unfair, and I don’t feel like that was ever really acknowledged.There haven’t been a lot of French #MeToo stories. As a culture, France — and even a lot of women there — have been dismissive of the movement.
I was also lucky to have the family that I had. Maria didn’t have that great support system starting out, and was very alone. I was very emotional, also, about Vanessa’s story — of loving someone who is so destructive.The author writes of her own apprehensions revealing these details about Maria’s life: “I worry that you [Maria] won’t approve of the story I’m telling.” Did you have similar concerns?Vanessa did say it, a number of times in the book. I may even have cut one of them.
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