Bernardo Bertolucci

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Age

Movies

Born: March 16, 1941 – November 26, 2018
From: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italia

Biography

Bernardo Bertolucci (/ˌbɜːrtəˈluːtʃi/ BUR-tə-LOO-chee; Italian: [berˈnardo bertoˈluttʃi]; 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international acclaim. With The Last Emperor (1987) he became the first Italian filmmaker to win the Academy Award for Best Director, and he received many other accolades including a BAFTA Award, a César Award, two Golden Globes, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, and an Honorary Palme d'Or. A protégé of Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bertolucci made his directorial debut at 22. His second film, Before the Revolution (1964), earned strong international reviews and has since gained classic status, being called a "masterpiece of Italian cinema" by Film4. His 1970 film The Conformist, an adaptation of the Alberto Moravia novel, is considered a classic of international cinema, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the prestigious Berlin Golden Bear. His 1972 erotic drama Last Tango in Paris was controversial due to its rape scene and, later, comments made by actress Maria Schneider about her treatment on set. Bertolucci's later films such as the historical epic 1900 (1976), the family drama La Luna (1979), and the darkly comedic Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981), were also controversial but acclaimed. His 1987 film The Last Emperor, a biopic of Chinese monarch Puyi, was a critical and commercial success, earning rave reviews and sweeping the 60th Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Director). This was the start of what has since been described as his "Oriental Trilogy", a trio of films including The Sheltering Sky, an adaptation of the novel of the same name, and Little Buddha, a Buddhist religious epic, all three of which feature scores by Ryuichi Sakamoto. His 1996 film, Stealing Beauty, brought him his second of two Palme d'Or nominations. He continued directing well into the 21st century, releasing his final film, Me and You, in 2012. Bertolucci's films often deal with themes of politics, sexuality, history, class conflict and social taboos, and his style has influenced several filmmakers. Several of his films have appeared on lists of the greatest films of all time. Critics have remarked that what makes Bertolucci different than other directors is his masterful combination of "visual richness and visual freedom". Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernardo Bertolucci, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

76 films

Filmmakers in Action

20067.2

Ennio

20228.3

Cinque mondi

20166.5

ABCinema

19756.0

Plankton Salesmen

2017

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

20135.0

Seduced and Abandoned

20136.2

… But Film Is My Mistress

20106.3

Bertolucci par Bertolucci : Leçon de cinéma

2013

Kurosawa's Way

20115.8

Refuge

2006

Playboy: The Story of X

19986.8

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

19996.2

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

20135.1

In the Shade of the Conformist

20116.0

Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema

2006

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

20175.2

The Cinema According to Bertolucci

19767.0

Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story

20026.0

Henri Langlois vu par...

20144.0

Filmstudio, mon amour

201510.0

Cesare Zavattini

2003

Marco Melani: The Man with the Golden Eye

2021

Pictures of Europe

1990

Journey Through History

1977

We Are Cinema

20219.5

Grandmother's Footsteps

2023

Bernardo Bertolucci, le dernier empereur du cinema

201710.0

Empire of the Censors

19955.3

Glauber, Claro

202010.0

Opera Prima

2021

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

20056.7

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

20147.2

Something to Do with Death

20036.3

How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

20046.8

Joie de Vivre

2026

An Opera of Violence

20036.8

Porn to Be Free

20165.6

Golem, the Spirit of Exile

19925.0

Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’

20047.3

Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

2014

What Do You Know About Me

20097.0

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

20219.2

The True Life of Antonio H.

19948.3

Bertolucci on Bertolucci

20135.7

Filmers buiten het gareel

1969

Portrait Of My Father

20107.3

Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II

19938.5

Cinecittà - I mestieri del cinema Bernardo Bertolucci

20198.0

La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione

20257.0

The Ditvoorst Domains

19927.0

Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die

19815.5

Chaplin Today: Limelight

20035.3

Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro

19926.3

Great Directors

20096.1

Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

1988

Evviva Giuseppe

20176.5

Because I Am a Genius! Lorenza Mazzetti

20162.0

Bernardo Bertolucci: The Italian Traveler

1987

I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto

2004

Pasolini, la passion de Rome

2014

We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism

2013

Now and Forever Time to Reclaim Life

2018

Bernardo Bertolucci: What Is the Purpose of Cinema?

20026.9

Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare

2013

Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese Adventure

1986

Salò: Fade to Black

20017.0

Laura's Passion

2011

Kiarostami in Close up

2000

Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo

19977.0

Sedia Elettrica: il making of del film Io e Te

2012

The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo

20217.0

Casarola

2014

Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris

20048.5

Face to Face: Bernardo Bertolucci

1989

Rubando Bellezza

2015