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Bernardo Bertolucci

Bernardo Bertolucci

Director · Born 1941-03-16 · Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italia

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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 act…

Directed

  1. The Dreamers (2003) — Director
  2. The Last Emperor (1987) — Director
  3. Last Tango in Paris (1972) — Director
  4. The Conformist (1971) — Director
  5. 1900 (1976) — Director
  6. Stealing Beauty (1996) — Director
  7. Little Buddha (1993) — Director
  8. The Sheltering Sky (1990) — Director
  9. Me & You (2012) — Director
  10. Luna (1979) — Director
  11. Before the Revolution (1964) — Director
  12. The Spider's Stratagem (1970) — Director
  13. La Commare Secca (1962) — Director
  14. Besieged (1998) — Director
  15. Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981) — Director
  16. Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002) — Director
  17. Partner (1968) — Director
  18. Love and Anger (1969) — Director
  19. Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) — Director
  20. 12 Directors for 12 Cities (1989) — Director
  21. Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984) — Director
  22. The Path of Oil (1967) — Director
  23. Health Is Ill (1971) — Director
  24. Henri Langlois vu par... (2014) — Director
  25. Il canale (1966) — Director
  26. The Death of a Pig (1956) — Director
  27. Bologna (1989) — Director
  28. La teleferica (1956) — Director
  29. Histoire d'eaux (2002) — Director
  30. Postcards from China (1985) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Ennio (2022) — Self
  2. Porn to Be Free (2016) — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  3. The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) — Self
  4. Seduced and Abandoned (2013) — Self
  5. Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) — (segment Bernardo Bertolucci)
  6. How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio (2004) — Self
  7. Great Directors (2009) — Self
  8. Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014) — Self - Filmmaker
  9. … But Film Is My Mistress (2010) — Self
  10. Kurosawa's Way (2011) — Self
  11. Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die (1981) — Self
  12. Chaplin Today: Limelight (2003) — Self
  13. Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005) — Self
  14. Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992) — Le Maître de la Cour
  15. Playboy: The Story of X (1998) — Self - Director
  16. Bernardo Bertolucci: What Is the Purpose of Cinema? (2002) — Self
  17. Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) — Self
  18. Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life (2017) — Self
  19. Filmmakers in Action (2006) — Self
  20. Alida Valli: In Her Own Words (2021) — Self
  21. An Opera of Violence (2003) — Self - Filmmaker
  22. Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open (2013) — Self
  23. Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro (1992) — Self
  24. Salò: Fade to Black (2001) — Self
  25. Portrait Of My Father (2010) — Self
  26. Empire of the Censors (1995) — Self
  27. Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story (2002) — Self - Director
  28. Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’ (2004) — Self
  29. The Cinema According to Bertolucci (1976) — Self
  30. Cinque mondi (2016) — Self
  31. The True Life of Antonio H. (1994) — Self
  32. Something to Do with Death (2003) — Self - Filmmaker
  33. Bertolucci on Bertolucci (2013) — Self (archive)
  34. Scene by Scene (1997) — Self
  35. Goldene Kamera (1984) — Self
  36. Cinecittà - I mestieri del cinema Bernardo Bertolucci (2019)
  37. Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris (2004) — Self
  38. The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo (2021) — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  39. Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II (1993) — Self
  40. The Ditvoorst Domains (1992) — Self