Being Maria

2024, 102m, DCP, France

Showtimes & Tickets

Opening Fri March 21 Tickets on sale Mon March 17.

Maria Schneider (Anamaria Vartolomei, Happening) is a promising, young French actress. When she gets the lead in a feature film directed by an acclaimed Italian filmmaker and starring one of America’s most beloved actors, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Her collaborators, director Bernardo Bertolucci and star Marlon Brando (Matt Dillon) seem to be bringing out the best in Maria, sharing a warm rapport and mentorship with the 19-year old girl. Until one day, when the two men conspire to shoot a crucial sex scene as a harrowing assault without letting Maria in on the plan. The film goes on to be lauded as a fearless artistic breakthrough, but for Maria, it’s the beginning of a living hell. Based on the behind-the-scenes true story of the making of Last Tango in Paris, Jessica Palud’s sensitive biopic centers Maria’s story for the first time. In French with English subtitles.

A film by Jessica Palud

Starring Anamaria Vartolomei Céleste Brunnquell Giuseppe Maggio Yvan Attal Marie Gillain Jonathan Couzinié Matt Dillon

A fascinating look at the turbulent life of actor Maria Schneider. A cautionary tale… [that] resonates because the central topic is so of the moment.”

Variety