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
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The Dreamers (2003) — Director
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The Last Emperor (1987) — Director
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Last Tango in Paris (1972) — Director
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The Conformist (1971) — Director
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1900 (1976) — Director
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Stealing Beauty (1996) — Director
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Little Buddha (1993) — Director
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The Sheltering Sky (1990) — Director
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Me & You (2012) — Director
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Luna (1979) — Director
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Before the Revolution (1964) — Director
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The Spider's Stratagem (1970) — Director
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La Commare Secca (1962) — Director
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Besieged (1998) — Director
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Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981) — Director
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Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002) — Director
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Partner (1968) — Director
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Love and Anger (1969) — Director
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Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) — Director
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12 Directors for 12 Cities (1989) — Director
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Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984) — Director
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The Path of Oil (1967) — Director
- Health Is Ill (1971) — Director
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Henri Langlois vu par... (2014) — Director
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Il canale (1966) — Director
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The Death of a Pig (1956) — Director
- Bologna (1989) — Director
- La teleferica (1956) — Director
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Histoire d'eaux (2002) — Director
- Postcards from China (1985) — Director
Also appeared in
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Ennio (2022) — Self
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Porn to Be Free (2016) — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) — Self
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Seduced and Abandoned (2013) — Self
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Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) — (segment Bernardo Bertolucci)
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How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio (2004) — Self
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Great Directors (2009) — Self
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Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014) — Self - Filmmaker
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… But Film Is My Mistress (2010) — Self
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Kurosawa's Way (2011) — Self
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Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die (1981) — Self
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Chaplin Today: Limelight (2003) — Self
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Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005) — Self
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Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992) — Le Maître de la Cour
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Playboy: The Story of X (1998) — Self - Director
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Bernardo Bertolucci: What Is the Purpose of Cinema? (2002) — Self
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Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) — Self
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Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life (2017) — Self
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Filmmakers in Action (2006) — Self
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Alida Valli: In Her Own Words (2021) — Self
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An Opera of Violence (2003) — Self - Filmmaker
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Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open (2013) — Self
- Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro (1992) — Self
- Salò: Fade to Black (2001) — Self
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Portrait Of My Father (2010) — Self
- Empire of the Censors (1995) — Self
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Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story (2002) — Self - Director
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Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’ (2004) — Self
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The Cinema According to Bertolucci (1976) — Self
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Cinque mondi (2016) — Self
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The True Life of Antonio H. (1994) — Self
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Something to Do with Death (2003) — Self - Filmmaker
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Bertolucci on Bertolucci (2013) — Self (archive)
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Scene by Scene (1997) — Self
- Goldene Kamera (1984) — Self
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Cinecittà - I mestieri del cinema Bernardo Bertolucci (2019)
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Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris (2004) — Self
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The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo (2021) — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II (1993) — Self
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The Ditvoorst Domains (1992) — Self