Cannes relives infamous rape in ‘Last Tango in Paris’

The poster of the famous 1972 film, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Photo: Facebook.com

As France reels from a renewed #MeToo reckoning, a new film transports audiences back to the early 1970s when directors were all-powerful and the consent of their actresses was the last thing on their mind. Being Maria, which premiered out of competition in Cannes, revisits one of the most infamous rape scenes in cinema –...