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Being Maria

Being Maria

The true story of Maria Schneider behind the making of Last Tango in Paris.

20246.51h 40m

Overview

A young, struggling actress lands her dream role in a film by an emerging Italian director, starring alongside an American superstar. What begins as her big breakthrough quickly turns into a living hell.

Directed by Jessica Palud
Written by Jessica Palud, Laurette Polmanss, Vanessa Schneider
Produced by Marielle Duigou
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Top Cast

Anamaria Vartolomei

Anamaria Vartolomei

Maria Schneider

Céleste Brunnquell

Céleste Brunnquell

Noor

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

Marlon Brando

Marie Gillain

Marie Gillain

Marie-Christine

Yvan Attal

Yvan Attal

Daniel Gélin

Stanislas Merhar

Stanislas Merhar

L'agent

Jérémy Charvet

Jérémy Charvet

Pointeur

Giuseppe Maggio

Giuseppe Maggio

Bernardo Bertolucci

Alexis Corso

Alexis Corso

Nathan

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Alexandre Ionescu

Louis ingé son

Themes & Keywords

biographybased on true storysexploitationdocudramaactressfilmmakerlesbian lovebased on real person

About Being Maria

Being Maria is a history, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of biography, based on true story, sexploitation, docudrama, actress, filmmaker. Directed by Jessica Palud, it stars Anamaria Vartolomei, Céleste Brunnquell, Matt Dillon. A young, struggling actress lands her dream role in a film by an emerging Italian director, starring alongside an American superstar. What begins as her big breakthrough quickly turns into a living hell.

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