Last Tango in Paris screening in French capital cancelled amid women’s rights protests

French Cinémathèque was due to show 1972 film that features rape scene filmed without actor Maria Schneider’s prior consent

A prestigious French cinema has cancelled a screening of Last Tango in Paris after women’s rights groups protested at its infamous rape scene filmed without the consent of the leading actor Maria Schneider.

The French Cinémathèque in Paris said it had dropped the film after receiving threats.