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About This Quiz
Let's dance! Grab a partner and tango your way into this quiz! Follow the steps of these questions and we'll see how well you know the film "Last Tango in Paris."
"Last Tango in Paris" is an erotic drama that was released in 1972. A French-Italian collaboration, this film follows a newly widowed man who begins a sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman. Starring Marlon Brandon and Maria Schneider, the duo form a quick relationship that turns deadly.Â
The film definitely made a mark in the movie community. While it was nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Director), it was also banned in several countries and provinces for its explicit theme and scenes. "Last Tango in Paris" made its impression in the film world, but how much did it make a mark on you?
Can you remember when Paul and Jeanne meet? How did Paul's wife die? What kind of business did Paul own? Who breaks the "anonymous" agreement by sharing information about them self?
"Last Tango in Paris" was definitely a controversial film for its time and it still is today! This Franco-Italian movie was filled with drama, passion, and sex. How much of it do you remember?
Are you ready to dance away with this quiz or will it prove to be your last tango?
Let's find out!
How do the main characters, Paul and Jeanne, meet?
Through personal ads
Apartment hunting
Jeanne had gone out looking for an apartment that her fiancé and she could stay in once they were married. There she meets Paul, who is also checking out the apartment.
In a bar
In the motel
This story takes place in Paris. In which country is this cinematic city located?
France
"Last Tango in Paris" is set in Paris, France. The ambience of the city, which is also known as the City of Love.
Greece
Spain
Italy
If Paul is an American in Paris, what is he technically called?
A stowaway
An expat
Paul is an expat, or a foreigner who lives outside of their home country.
A refugee
An immigrant
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Jeanne is the Parisienne woman that Paul meets one day. What is technically Jeanne's status in France?
An expat, too
A citizen
Jeanne is the French citizen whom American expat, Paul, meets. The Parisienne is a native of that city, too.
An immigrant
A refugee
What was the first sex act -- the first tango of Paul and Jeanne?
Some heavy petting
Wall-to-wall sex, sorta
After a few words, Paul suddenly engages Jeanne in somewhat brutal sex, with her pinned to the wall.
Torrid kissing in the elevator
Sex in the balcony
What makes the whole Paul-Jeanne affair unusual?
The sex was weird
They set up an apartment
No mentioning of any sort of name
Paul was the one who made it a rule: no mentioning of names. This was not only about their own names, but about anyone else who could be mentioned if they talked about themselves.
They had major personal issues
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What was the job of Jeanne's fiancé, Tom?
Journalist
Cameraman
Documentary director
Tom was a documentary director. As the movie goes on, it's shown that he can be rather obsessive about his job.
Photographer
If Jeanne and Paul had their affair thing going, what was Tom's hang-up?
He has trouble separating his fantasies from reality
He is aloof even to his fiancé
He is using his own fiancé for a documentary story
Tom seems like a nice enough guy at first, but from the looks of it, he abuses Jeanne in a way that is different from how Paul did. Paul's later actions aside, it seems that the way Tom treated Jeanne may have been a factor for the “Last Tango in Paris."
He doesn't like sex
Paul was harboring his own dark thing at the time, too. What happened to him?
He got expelled from America for not voting
His wife died
It turns out that Paul's wife recently died. Grief would really drive someone up the alley -- which alley is questionable, though.
He ran out of francs
He wanted to climb the Eiffel Tower, but fell
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So how did Paul’s wife die?
Jumped off the Eiffel Tower
Committed suicide
Paul's wife committed suicide just a few days before that fateful apartment viewing. Even more disturbing, is that the movie timeline suggests it could have been the day before Paul went hunting for an apartment.
Plane crashed
Terrorist bombed her office building
Prior to his wife dying, what was Paul and Rose's business?
They had separate jobs
They owned a restaurant
They owned a small motel
Paul and Rose owned and ran a small hotel. They were definitely a middle-class couple, but by no means rich.
They had a small print shop
What became "sin central" in the movie?
The apartment
It was Paul's idea to rent the apartment out as their love nest. That way, they could both escape into a small world of their own whenever it was time to have some fun.
A restaurant's attic at the other side of Paris
Jeanne's house in the province
Paul's motel
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Aside from no names, what was the other rule for the affair?
There would be no leaving of clothes in the apartment
It was to be kept secret
It had a schedule
The affair had a schedule. They were to meet twice a week. It's a sign of control issues on Paul's part.
It was equal sharing on rent cost
As we learn later on in the film, what did Rose do that probably sent Paul into his "Last Tango in Paris?"
Rose was mentally unstable
Rose cheated on Paul
We learn later that Paul's wife, Rose, had been having at least one affair. Paul was probably subconsciously trying to make sense of it by doing the same thing, even if for different reasons.
Rose didn't take care of him
Rose was always too busy
Let's stop dancing around: what was "Last Tango in Paris" really all about?
Jeanne's kinky sex foray
Paul's self-destruction and obsession
"Last Tango in Paris" is mostly about Paul trying to make sense of what's happening to his life. How he does it is questionable. As always, the problem is the consequences of his actions.
Rape issues
Ode to suicide
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What is one thing that Jeanne gets annoyed with in Paul, early on?
Paul doesn't really listen to her
As Jeanne starts talking about other things, she expects Paul to listen, or contribute to the conversation. She becomes mildly annoyed when he doesn't reciprocate, and then masturbates in place of sex as some sort of revenge.
Paul is too quiet
Paul is a slob
She thinks she's being used as a substitute
In Paul's side of stories, who was the motel tenant, Marcel?
Paul's best friend
Rose's lover
Marcel was Rose's lover. It's not known how long they had been having an affair, but it may have played into why she committed suicide.
Paul's other lover
Rose's childhood friend
What do you think: Did Paul know about Marcel and Rose's affair?
Yes
Paul, from the way he says it, was probably observing his wife's movements in the motel. It was easy for him to deduce most of the situation that was Marcel and Rose's affair.
No
He knew there was an affair, but not with Marcel
He was in denial
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In Jeanne's side of stories, what was taboo about Jeanne's first love?
He was much older
They were star-crossed lovers
She fell in love with a cousin
Jeanne's first love — or crush — was one of her cousins. Her wanting to tell this to Tom was a sign of her wanting him to know more about her. Sadly, Tom missed the signal by a mile.
She was still a minor
It's not usually done here, but how did they do Rose's wake?
She was embalmed with her eyes open
She was put on a bed in a motel room
Rose's body was laid on a bed in one of the motel's rooms. It's not clear if this was the conjugal bed, and the room of their own.
She was surrounded by flowers
She had a positioned smile on her lips
Why did Paul become so angry while talking with Rose's mother?
She was planning how to have Rose's suicide absolved by a priest
Paul goes ballistic in the scene where his mother-in-law and he talk about having a priest come over and do an absolution on Rose for her suicide. It showed that he and Rose probably had big issues to deal with while they were still together, plus there's a religion thing to boot.
She was taking over the planning of the wake
She was hostile to him even when talking about Rose's death
Paul never liked his mother-in-law
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What went over Tom's head during the visit to Jeanne's old house?
Jeanne was uncomfortable being there
Jeanne was trying to share the story of her first love
Jeanne was, at one point, talking about her first love, coincidentally named Paul, while remembering the spot where they used to meet in the backyard. Tom, sadly, was too involved in doing his documentary thing. If there was an argument for Tom being a jerk, intentional or not, this scene was a big clue.
Jeanne left for a good reason
Jeanne was not in a good mood
What is the apartment, if you think about Jeanne and Paul's affair?
It's a convenience
It's a big secret
It's a world in itself
For Paul, especially, it's about shutting out the world outside the apartment. The apartment, in his mind, is a world in itself, a bubble where he can forget everything else that's happening in his life.
It's just a place
The infamous rape scene was made memorable due to the kind of lubricant Paul used on Jeanne. What was this lubricant?
KY Jelly
His saliva
Butter
Paul asked Jeanne to get the stick of butter. After some awkward minutes, it becomes obvious that Paul wanted to use the butter as lubricant while he violated Jeanne.
He used none
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The Italian director ____ Bertolucci, known to have made artsy and important films, was suddenly thrown some shade because of the recent rape controversy in this film. What is his first name?
Mark
Bernardo
Bernardo Bertolucci is the director of "Last Tango in Paris." The story elements of the film were said to have come from his own sexual desires, which he put onto paper, as he is also a screenwriter.
Francois
Yanni
What happened between Tom and Jeanne at the train station?
They fell in love again
They had a quiet, awkward moment
They almost broke up
Tom and Jeanne had a very serious argument that ended in a near-fistfight between them, almost splitting them up. It was mostly about how frustrated Jeanne was with Tom and his weird detachment.
She confessed about the affair
How did seeming rivals Marcel and Paul resolve their differences?
They had a fistfight
They both cried about her
They finally talked about Rose
Paul went to Marcel's room, and after some half-hearted sniping at each other, they ended up talking about Rose. Paul realized, at this point, that there were many things he did not know about his own wife.
They had gay sex
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What surprised Jeanne when she entered the apartment some time later?
All the furniture was in pieces
There was a goodbye note
There was an envelope full of money
It was once again clean and empty
Jeanne, towards the end of the movie, goes to the apartment to find that everything is gone; it's as if the little world Paul and she had never existed. Of course, she took this as a sign that things were done.
How does the "no names" rule play at the very end of the film?
Jeanne is beginning to forget who Paul is
Jeanne has traumatic amnesia
Jeanne is rehearsing that she does not know who Paul is
After she shoots Paul, we see Jeanne rehearsing to herself that she knows nothing about Paul, not even his name. Their little world really wasn't meant to survive in real life.
Jeanne walks out of the apartment, free
Which scene defines the title, "Last Tango in Paris?"
The music they hear on the radio
The breakup in the dance hall
Towards the end, there is a scene where both of them are drinking in a dance hall, and it's obvious that the affair is really ending. In the background, there are people dancing the tango. Jeanne and Paul join them later on, in a sad way.
The soundtrack music
They keep on talking about the affair as a tango
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What rule does Paul break to try to turn the affair into a real relationship?
He tells Jeanne about himself and his life
It goes to show how desperate Paul is at the end. He was willing to talk about himself, to have Jeanne come back into his life.
He uses names
He inquires about Jeanne's life
He listens to her
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