***MARLON BRANDO BIOGRAPHY (2005, A&E, in English, Full Screen, 100 min) This special two-hour BIOGRAPHY recalls that the man identified by many as the greatest actor of the twentieth century practically vanished from public view. His celebrated talents were eclipsed by his reputation for eccentric behavior and then by personal tragedy. Fueled by an extraordinary collection of clips and photos and interviews with those who knew him in every capacity, this incisive portrayal exposes his childhood traumas, follows his education as an actor and highlights his historic performances before examining the demons which dogged his final decades. Oscars won and rejected, controversy courted and dismissed, and undeniable genius blend in this portrait of one of the greatest actors of his, or any, era. ***LAST TANGO IN PARIS (1972, MGM, in English, Widescreen, 129 min) ~ Penetrate the moody, sensual world of Last Tango in Paris, and prepare yourself for "the most controversial film of its era" (Leonard Maltin). Nominated for two Academy Awards Director (Bernardo Bertolucci) and Actor (Marlon Brando) and exuding a sexual energy unlike any film before or after, this is the scintillating classic that shocked a nation... and "altered the face of an art form" (Pauline Kael). He (Brando) is a 45-year old American living in Paris, haunted by his wife's suicide. She (Maria Schneider, Jane Eyre) is a 20-year-old Parisian beauty engaged to a young filmmaker. Though nameless to each other, these tortured souls come together to satisfy their sexual cravings in an apartment as bare as their dark, tragic lives. Caught up in the frenzied beat of a carnal dance they cannot seem to stop, these unlikely lovers take their passion to erotic heights and depths beyond anything they could ever have imagined. (Total running time 3 hrs 49 min)
