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.
75 movies · 10 shows
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
2025·7.0
Grandmother's Footsteps
2023·0.0
Ennio
2022·8.3
We Are Cinema
2021·9.5
Marco Melani: The Man with the Golden Eye
2021·0.0
The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo
2021·7.0
Opera Prima
2021·0.0
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021·9.2
Glauber, Claro
2020·10.0
Cinecittà - I mestieri del cinema Bernardo Bertolucci
2019·8.0
Now and Forever Time to Reclaim Life
2018·0.0
Plankton Salesmen
2017·0.0
Evviva Giuseppe
2017·6.5
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017·5.2
Bernardo Bertolucci, le dernier empereur du cinema
2017·10.0
Cinque mondi
2016·6.5
Because I Am a Genius! Lorenza Mazzetti
2016·0.0
Porn to Be Free
2016·5.6
Filmstudio, mon amour
2015·10.0
Rubando Bellezza
2015·0.0
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014·7.2
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014·4.0
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014·0.0
Casarola
2014·0.0
Pasolini, la passion de Rome
2014·0.0
Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare
2013·0.0
Bertolucci par Bertolucci : Leçon de cinéma
2013·0.0
We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism
2013·0.0
Bertolucci on Bertolucci
2013·5.7
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013·5.1
Seduced and Abandoned
2013·6.2
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
2013·5.0
Sedia Elettrica: il making of del film Io e Te
2012·0.0
Laura's Passion
2011·0.0
In the Shade of the Conformist
2011·6.0
Kurosawa's Way
2011·5.8
Portrait Of My Father
2010·7.3
… But Film Is My Mistress
2010·6.3
What Do You Know About Me
2009·7.0
Great Directors
2009·6.1
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
2006·0.0
Filmmakers in Action
2006·7.2
Refuge
2006·0.0
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
2005·6.7
Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris
2004·8.5
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
2004·6.8
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
2004·7.3
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
2004·0.0
An Opera of Violence
2003·6.8
Something to Do with Death
2003·6.3
Chaplin Today: Limelight
2003·5.3
Cesare Zavattini
2003·0.0
Bernardo Bertolucci: What Is the Purpose of Cinema?
2002·6.9
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
2002·6.0
Salò: Fade to Black
2001·7.0
Kiarostami in Close up
2000·0.0
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999·6.2
Playboy: The Story of X
1998·6.8
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
1997·7.0
Empire of the Censors
1995·5.3
The True Life of Antonio H.
1994·8.3
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
1993·8.5
The Ditvoorst Domains
1992·7.0
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
1992·5.0
Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro
1992·6.3
Pictures of Europe
1990·0.0
Face to Face: Bernardo Bertolucci
1989·0.0
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
1988·0.0
Bernardo Bertolucci: The Italian Traveler
1987·0.0
Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese Adventure
1986·0.0
Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die
1981·5.5
Journey Through History
1977·0.0
The Cinema According to Bertolucci
1976·7.0
ABCinema
1975·6.0
Filmers buiten het gareel
1969·0.0