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 This film was made the year after 'The Godfather".It is an excellent study in love, anger and the damage caused by abusive relationships. It was not at all what I was lead to believe over the years. Brando runs the gamet of emotions and the supporting players acted superbly. The most interesting is Rosa, who though deceased at the beginning of the film, is the hub and reason for all the action. Again an excellant film.
Regarding sex, there's not much to be said. In fact, there was a lot said and little to be seen. Brando gives "the performance of a lifetime", which in his case, after seeing "Superman", is probably true. Maria Schneider is so, so; Jean Pierre Laıd is execrable and Mıssimo Girotti all but steals the show as Brando's funny-you-should-ask rival. All in all, much ado about... butter!
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Just finished watching this for the 3rd time in the last 15+
It's hard to believe that, in its prime, this was considered maybe the greatest picture ever made. It wasn't and it isn't. And yet, Barbieri's score and Storaro's cinematography are still a delight to both ear and eye (although you can see the camera's reflection on a window pane at the last scene!).
I thought that this movie wasn't as bold as I thought it was going to be, and I think most people will not like it. However, the movie certainly has its moments, such as the eulogy Brando gives his wife, and his eventual divulging of his personal information to Jeanne. I love the line: "I'm still a good stickman, even if I can't have any kids...I come from a time when a guy like me could walk into a joint like this, pick up a girl like you and call her a bimbo."
