Post-Counterculture sexual freedom

Last Tango in Paris and 9½ weeks

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20336/rbs.971

Keywords:

visual culture, sexual freedom, counterculture, neoliberalism

Abstract

The article presents a discussion about visual culture in order to explore different concepts of sexual freedom having as object two movies representing two different contexts: Bernardo Bertolucci’s film The Last Tango in Paris (1972), linked to a 1960s 1970s countercultural universe. In the 1980s, 9½ Weeks, by Adrian Lyne, outlines a type of sexual freedom related to the then rising neoliberal logic.

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Jefferson Guedes, Universidade de São Paulo

Pós-doutorando no Departamento de Sociologia da Universidade de São Paulo.

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Published

11-06-2025

How to Cite

Guedes, J. (2025). Post-Counterculture sexual freedom: Last Tango in Paris and 9½ weeks. Brazilian Journal of Sociology, 13, e-rbs.971. https://doi.org/10.20336/rbs.971

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