Last Tango in Paris (1972)

He’s wacky, he’s naked, and he’s the greatest actor of his generation. Ladies and gentlemen, Marlon Brando! Last Tango in Paris (1972) isn’t so much a story as it is a character study of grieving widower Brando as he hurls his beefy being into a desensitized physical relationship with Maria Schneider. It works for us! Tango caused a worldwide shock in its day, not only because of its erotic explicitness, but because, as it documents an “ask-no-questions” relationship based on a chance encounter, the two lead characters don’t even learn each others’ names! Plus, this last tango has bare-ass!