Less sexual than expected.  Stranger than expected.  Better than expected.  Hard to believe this film resulted in Bernardo Bertolucci having his voting rights suspended for five years (as if voting rights mean much in Italy).

Maria Schneider did alright, though I far prefer her performance in Antonioni’s totally awesome “The Passenger.”

The best thing about it by far was Brando’s performance (and his profile).  Wow.