Last Tango in Paris (1972)

For some reason, young and engaged Maria Schneider agrees to an anonymous affair with middle-aged Marlon Brando, whose wife has recently died by suicide. The escapism that these two characters find in their clandestine relationship is overwhelmed by two of the film’s explicit sex scenes: one that made me laugh in its silly ridiculousness and the other exploitive to the point of being an assault on the actress involved.

Oscar Nominations: Best Actor in a Leading Role; Best Director