Name
Bernardo Bertolucci
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1941-03-16
Deathday
2018-11-26 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
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".
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- 2021 Opera Prima as Self
- 2000 Kiarostami in Close up as as Self
- 2010 … But Film Is My Mistress as Self
- 2019 Cinecittà - I mestieri del cinema Bernardo Bertolucci
- 2004 How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio as Self
- 2016 Because I Am a Genius! Lorenza Mazzetti as Himself
- 2015 Rubando Bellezza as Self
- 2011 In the Shade of the Conformist as Self
- 2003 An Opera of Violence as Self - Filmmaker
- 2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded as (segment Bernardo Bertolucci)
- 2013 Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open as Self
- 1999 Kurosawa: The Last Emperor as Self
- 1990 Pictures of Europe as Self
- 2013 Seduced and Abandoned as Self
- 1992 Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro as Self
- 2023 Grandmother's Footsteps as Self
- 2011 Kurosawa's Way as Self
- 2004 Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris as Self
- 1981 Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die as Self
- 2001 Salò: Fade to Black as Self
- 2003 Chaplin Today: Limelight as Self
- 2021 The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2005 Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker as Self
- 1992 Golem, the Spirit of Exile as Le Maître de la Cour
- 1977 Journey Through History as Self
- 2010 Portrait Of My Father as Self
- 2021 Marco Melani: The Man with the Golden Eye
- 1993 Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II as Self
- 2021 We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism as Self
- 1995 Empire of the Censors as Self
- 1987 Bernardo Bertolucci: The Italian Traveler as Self
- 2011 Laura's Passion as Self
- 1998 Playboy: The Story of X as Self - Director
- 2009 Great Directors as Self
- 2002 Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story as Self - Director
- 2017 Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life as Self
- 1986 Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese Adventure as Self
- 1988 Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor' as Self
- 1989 Face to Face: Bernardo Bertolucci as Self
- 2004 Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’ as Self
- 2004 I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto as Self
- 2017 Evviva Giuseppe as Himself
- 2018 Now and Forever Time to Reclaim Life as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 Filmmakers in Action as Self
- 1976 The Cinema According to Bertolucci as Self
- 2016 Cinque mondi as Self
- 2014 Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire as Self - Filmmaker
- 2012 Sedia Elettrica: il making of del film Io e Te as Self
- 2013 Bertolucci par Bertolucci : Leçon de cinéma as Self - Guest
- 1992 The Ditvoorst Domains as Self
- 2002 Bernardo Bertolucci: What Is the Purpose of Cinema? as Self
- 2017 Bernardo Bertolucci, le dernier empereur du cinema as Self
- 1994 The True Life of Antonio H. as Self
- 2016 Porn to Be Free as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2022 Ennio as Self
- 2014 Henri Langlois vu par... as Self
- 2021 Alida Valli: In Her Own Words as Self
- 2020 Glauber, Claro as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo as Self
- 2003 Something to Do with Death as Self - Filmmaker
- 2014 Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema as Self
- 2013 Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare as Self
- 1975 ABCinema as Self
- 2009 What Do You Know About Me as Self
- 2003 Cesare Zavattini as Self
- Soon Joie de Vivre. Notes, Thoughts, Words, Reflections, Faces, Visions, Around Bernardo Bertolucci and the Cinephilia of the 20th Century That Is No More as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 Bertolucci on Bertolucci as Self (archive)
- 2006 Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema as Self
- 2014 Pasolini, la passion de Rome as Self
- 2025 La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
- 2017 Plankton Salesmen as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 Filmstudio, mon amour as Sé stesso
- 2006 Refuge as Self
- 1969 Filmers buiten het gareel as Self
- 2014 Casarola as Self
- 1985 Postcards from China as Self - Commentator
- 2003 Un film et son époque ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Leçon de Cinéma ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1974 Spécial cinéma ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 Scene by Scene ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1984 Goldene Kamera ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1972 Midi trente ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2012 Square ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1978 Ciné regards ( 1 episode ) as Self
