Being Maria (Movie)

11 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

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11 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

‘Death of a Unicorn’ On the drive to his boss’s mansion, Elliot (Paul Rudd) hits and nearly kills a unicorn, leading to madcap misadventures in this horror-comedy directed by Alex Scharfman. From our review: There’s no real spoiling “Death of a Unicorn,” an unabashedly nonsensical movie that doesn’t take anything …

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Why ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Derailed Maria Schneider’s Life

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Why ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Derailed Maria Schneider’s Life

In a 1983 interview for a French television show, the actress Maria Schneider was asked whether she would mind if the program broadcast a clip from “Last Tango in Paris,” a film she had made 11 years earlier. “No,” she said, pleadingly. “I’d rather not.” Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, that …

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