Directing
Bernardo Bertolucci
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.
Filmography
Joie de vivre
Film · 2026
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
Film · 2025
Grandmother's Footsteps
Film · 2023
Ennio
Film · 2022
Opera Prima
Film · 2021
The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo
Film · 2021
Marco Melani: The Man with the Golden Eye
Film · 2021
We Are Cinema
Film · 2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Film · 2021
Glauber, Claro
Film · 2020
Cinecittà - I mestieri del cinema Bernardo Bertolucci
Film · 2019
Now and Forever Time to Reclaim Life
Film · 2018
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Film · 2017
Evviva Giuseppe
Film · 2017
Bernardo Bertolucci, le dernier empereur du cinema
Film · 2017
Plankton Salesmen
Film · 2017
Because I Am a Genius! Lorenza Mazzetti
Film · 2016
Cinque mondi
Film · 2016
Porn to Be Free
Film · 2016
Rubando Bellezza
Film · 2015
Filmstudio, mon amour
Film · 2015
Listen to Me Marlon
Film · 2015
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Film · 2014
Henri Langlois vu par...
Film · 2014
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Film · 2014
Pasolini, la passion de Rome
Film · 2014
Casarola
Film · 2014
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Film · 2013
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
Film · 2013
Seduced and Abandoned
Film · 2013
We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism
Film · 2013
Bertolucci par Bertolucci : Leçon de cinéma
Film · 2013
Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare
Film · 2013
Bertolucci on Bertolucci
Film · 2013
Sedia Elettrica: il making of del film Io e Te
Film · 2012
Square
Series · 2012
In the Shade of the Conformist
Film · 2011
Kurosawa's Way
Film · 2011
Laura's Passion
Film · 2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Series · 2011
… But Film Is My Mistress
Film · 2010
Portrait Of My Father
Film · 2010
Great Directors
Film · 2009
What Do You Know About Me
Film · 2009
Filmmakers in Action
Film · 2006
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
Film · 2006
Refuge
Film · 2006
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Film · 2005
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
Film · 2004
Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris
Film · 2004
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
Film · 2004
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
Film · 2004
Leçon de Cinéma
Series · 2004
An Opera of Violence
Film · 2003
Chaplin Today: Limelight
Film · 2003
Something to Do with Death
Film · 2003
Cesare Zavattini
Film · 2003
Un film et son époque
Series · 2003
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
Film · 2002
Bernardo Bertolucci: What Is the Purpose of Cinema?
Film · 2002
Salò: Fade to Black
Film · 2001
Kiarostami in Close up
Film · 2000
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Film · 1999
Playboy: The Story of X
Film · 1998
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
Film · 1997
Scene by Scene
Series · 1997
Empire of the Censors
Film · 1995
The True Life of Antonio H.
Film · 1994
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
Film · 1993
Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro
Film · 1992
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
Film · 1992
The Ditvoorst Domains
Film · 1992
Pictures of Europe
Film · 1990
Face to Face: Bernardo Bertolucci
Film · 1989
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Film · 1988
Bernardo Bertolucci: The Italian Traveler
Film · 1987
Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese Adventure
Film · 1986
Postcards from China
Film · 1985
Goldene Kamera
Series · 1984
Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die
Film · 1981
Ciné regards
Series · 1978
Journey Through History
Film · 1977
The Cinema According to Bertolucci
Film · 1976
ABCinema
Film · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Spécial cinéma
Series · 1974
Midi trente
Series · 1972
Filmers buiten het gareel
Film · 1969