Last Tango in Paris (1972)

When a widower and a sad girl get together in an apartment, things get weird. A little sexy, then not, then things just go super creepy pants. Trigger warnings for rape, sexual content, and suicide.

Banned

1972 - United States - Scenes were removed and the film was given an X rating by the MPAA until reclassified as NC-17 in 1997

1972 - Argentina - Banned during the self-styled "Argentine Revolution" dictatorship (1966-1973), for being "pornographic"

1972-1974 - Portugal - Banned for its strong sexual content

1972-1986 - Italy - Banned for obscenity. Criminal proceedings were brought against the film for "esasperato pansessualismo fine a se stesso"("aggravated, gratuitous pansexualism")

1972-1990 - Chili - Banned under the regime of Augusto Pinochet on its initial release for obscenity.

1973 - Singapore - Banned for its strong sexual content

1973 - North Korea - Banned for its strong sexual content  

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