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‘Being Maria’ Review: A Poignant Dive Into the Turbulent Life of Actor Maria Schneider
Jessica Palud's Maria Schneider biopic 'Being Maria' invites us to wonder if the creation of film art justifies the mistreatment of an individual.
It limns her rebellious teen years, her big breakthrough at 19 in Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris,” and how her trauma on set and the film’s notoriety impacted her subsequent career and mental health. Helmer Jessica Palud(“Back Home”) and co-scripter Laurette Polmanss loosely adapt a memoir by Schneider’s younger cousin to show events through the star’s eyes. When the boundary-pushing Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci (Giuseppe Maggio) is drawn to something wounded about her, and casts her to play opposite American superstar Marlon Brando (an excellent Matt Dillon), she thinks her dream of success is within reach.
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