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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, Befo…
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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.
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Bernardo Bertolucci's Filmography
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Joie de vivre
as Self (archive footage)
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
Grandmother's Footsteps
as Self
Ennio
as Self
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Marco Melani: The Man with the Golden Eye
The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Opera Prima
as Self
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
as Self
Glauber, Claro
as Self (archive footage)
Cinecittà - I mestieri del cinema Bernardo Bertolucci
Now and Forever Time to Reclaim Life
as Self (archive footage)
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
Evviva Giuseppe
as Himself
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
as Self
Bernardo Bertolucci, le dernier empereur du cinema
as Self
Cinque mondi
as Self
Because I Am a Genius! Lorenza Mazzetti
as Himself
Porn to Be Free
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Filmstudio, mon amour
as Sé stesso
Rubando Bellezza
as Self
Listen to Me Marlon
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Filmmaker
Henri Langlois vu par...
as Self
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
as Self
Casarola
as Self
Pasolini, la passion de Rome
as Self
Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare
as Self
Bertolucci par Bertolucci : Leçon de cinéma
as Self - Guest
We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism
as Self
Bertolucci on Bertolucci
as Self (archive)
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
as (segment Bernardo Bertolucci)
Seduced and Abandoned
as Self
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
as Self
No Poster
Sedia Elettrica: il making of del film Io e Te
as Self
Laura's Passion
as Self
In the Shade of the Conformist
as Self
Kurosawa's Way
as Self
Portrait Of My Father
as Self
… But Film Is My Mistress
as Self
What Do You Know About Me
as Self
Great Directors
as Self
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
as Self
Filmmakers in Action
as Self
No Poster
Refuge
as Self
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
as Self
Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris
as Self
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
as Self
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
as Self
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
as Self
Something to Do with Death
as Self - Filmmaker
An Opera of Violence
as Self - Filmmaker
Chaplin Today: Limelight
as Self
Cesare Zavattini
as Self
Bernardo Bertolucci: What Is the Purpose of Cinema?
as Self
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
as Self - Director
No Poster
Salò: Fade to Black
as Self
Kiarostami in Close up
as as Self
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
as Self
Playboy: The Story of X
as Self - Director
No Poster
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
as Self
No Poster
Empire of the Censors
as Self
The True Life of Antonio H.
as Self
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
as Self
The Ditvoorst Domains
as Self
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
as Le Maître de la Cour
No Poster
Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro
as Self
Pictures of Europe
as Self
Face to Face: Bernardo Bertolucci
as Self
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
as Self
Bernardo Bertolucci: The Italian Traveler
as Self
Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese Adventure
as Self
No Poster
Postcards from China
as Self - Commentator
Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die
as Self
Journey Through History
as Self
The Cinema According to Bertolucci
as Self
ABCinema
as Self
No Poster
Filmers buiten het gareel
as Self