Bernardo Bertolucci
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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernardo Bertolucci, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Spécial cinéma
1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Midi trente
1972
Goldene Kamera
1984
Ciné regards
1978
0Square
2012
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
Ennio
2022
Scene by Scene
1997
Un film et son époque
2003
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
Filmography
Spécial cinéma
as Self · 1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1975
Midi trente
as Self · 1972
Goldene Kamera
as Self · 1984
Ciné regards
as Self · 1978
Square
as Self · 2012
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self · 2004
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self · 2011
Ennio
as Self · 2022
Scene by Scene
as Self · 1997
Un film et son époque
as Self · 2003
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
as (segment Bernardo Bertolucci) · 2013
ABCinema
as Self · 1975
Listen to Me Marlon
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2015
Joie de Vivre
as Self (archive footage) · 2026
Kurosawa's Way
as Self · 2011
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
Seduced and Abandoned
as Self · 2013
… But Film Is My Mistress
as Self · 2010
Cinque mondi
as Self · 2016
Refuge
as Self · 2006
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Filmmaker · 2014
Cesare Zavattini
as Self · 2003
Playboy: The Story of X
as Self - Director · 1998
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
as Self · 1993
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
as Self · 2017
The Cinema According to Bertolucci
as Self · 1976
Henri Langlois vu par...
as Self · 2014
Opera Prima
as Self · 2021
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
as Self · 2006
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
as Self · 1999
The True Life of Antonio H.
as Self · 1994
We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism
as Self · 2013
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
· 2025
What Do You Know About Me
as Self · 2009
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
as Self · 2005
Bernardo Bertolucci, le dernier empereur du cinema
as Self · 2017
Pictures of Europe
as Self · 1990
Something to Do with Death
as Self - Filmmaker · 2003
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
as Le Maître de la Cour · 1992
Glauber, Claro
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
as Self - Director · 2002
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
as Self · 2004
Empire of the Censors
as Self · 1995
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
as Self · 1988
Marco Melani: The Man with the Golden Eye
· 2021
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
as Self · 2013
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
as Self · 2014
Salò: Fade to Black
as Self · 2001
Portrait Of My Father
as Self · 2010
Filmers buiten het gareel
as Self · 1969
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
as Self · 1997
Bertolucci par Bertolucci : Leçon de cinéma
as Self - Guest · 2013
Great Directors
as Self · 2009
Laura's Passion
as Self · 2011
Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris
as Self · 2004
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
as Self · 2004
Evviva Giuseppe
as Himself · 2017
The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2021
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
as Self · 2004
Filmmakers in Action
as Self · 2006
In the Shade of the Conformist
as Self · 2011
Now and Forever Time to Reclaim Life
as Self (archive footage) · 2018
Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro
as Self · 1992
Pasolini, la passion de Rome
as Self · 2014
Porn to Be Free
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2016
Bertolucci on Bertolucci
as Self (archive) · 2013
Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die
as Self · 1981
Grandmother's Footsteps
as Self · 2023
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
as Self · 2021
Because I Am a Genius! Lorenza Mazzetti
as Himself · 2016
Cinecittà - I mestieri del cinema Bernardo Bertolucci
· 2019
An Opera of Violence
as Self - Filmmaker · 2003
Filmstudio, mon amour
as Sé stesso · 2015
Journey Through History
as Self · 1977
The Ditvoorst Domains
as Self · 1992
Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese Adventure
as Self · 1986
Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare
as Self · 2013
Casarola
as Self · 2014
Bernardo Bertolucci: What Is the Purpose of Cinema?
as Self · 2002
Bernardo Bertolucci: The Italian Traveler
as Self · 1987
Chaplin Today: Limelight
as Self · 2003
Kiarostami in Close up
as as Self · 2000
Sedia Elettrica: il making of del film Io e Te
as Self · 2012
Face to Face: Bernardo Bertolucci
as Self · 1989
Postcards from China
as Self - Commentator · 1985
Rubando Bellezza
as Self · 2015