Directing
Bernardo Bertolucci
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.
Movies with Bernardo Bertolucci
Ennio
2022
Plankton Salesmen
2017
Filmmakers in Action
2006
Cinque mondi
2016
Kurosawa's Way
2011
Refuge
2006
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
Playboy: The Story of X
1998
Cesare Zavattini
2003
… But Film Is My Mistress
2010
The Cinema According to Bertolucci
1976
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
2006
Bertolucci par Bertolucci : Leçon de cinéma
2013
We Are Cinema
2021
Opera Prima
2021
Empire of the Censors
1995
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
Pictures of Europe
1990
Joie de Vivre
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014
Marco Melani: The Man with the Golden Eye
2021
Bertolucci on Bertolucci
2013
Abicinema
1975
In the Shade of the Conformist
2011
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
2002
Filmers buiten het gareel
1969
Porn to Be Free
2016
Something to Do with Death
2003
Bernardo Bertolucci, le dernier empereur du cinema
2017
Cinecittà - I mestieri del cinema Bernardo Bertolucci
2019
Filmstudio, mon amour
2015
Glauber, Claro
2020
Journey Through History
1977
The Ditvoorst Domains
1992
Evviva Giuseppe
2017
Great Directors
2009
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
2004
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021
Bernardo Bertolucci: The Italian Traveler
1987
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
2025
An Opera of Violence
2003
Grandmother's Footsteps
2023
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
2004
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
2005
Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese Adventure
1986
Laura's Passion
2011
The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo
2021
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
1992
Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro
1992
Kiarostami in Close up
2000
Salò: Fade to Black
2001
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
1988
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
1993
What Do You Know About Me
2009
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
2013
Portrait Of My Father
2010
Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris
2004
The True Life of Antonio H.
1994
Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die
1981
Chaplin Today: Limelight
2003
Now and Forever Time to Reclaim Life
2018
We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism
2013
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
2004
Face to Face: Bernardo Bertolucci
1989
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
1997
Pasolini, la passion de Rome
2014
Because I Am a Genius! Lorenza Mazzetti
2016
Bernardo Bertolucci: What Is the Purpose of Cinema?
2002
Sedia Elettrica: il making of del film Io e Te
2012
Rubando Bellezza
2015
Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare
2013
