Bernardo Bertolucci
Birthday: 1941-03-16
Place of Birth: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
Biography: Bernardo Bertolucci OMRI (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 Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international acclaim. He was the first Italian filmmaker to win the Academy Award for Best Director for The Last Emperor (1987), one of many accolades including two Golden Globes, two David di Donatellos, a British Academy Award, and a César Award. In recognition of his work, he was presented with the inaugural Honorary Palme d'Or Award at the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. He had previously received a Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernardo Bertolucci, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Opera Prima
Opera Prima is a tribute and a journey through the evolution that cinema has had in Italy. Tayu Vli...
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Kiarostami in Close up
A documentary that focuses on Abbas Kiarostami's cinematic philosophy talking to himself and other f...
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… But Film Is My Mistress
Guided by Liv Ullmann and with commentaries from a number of prominent filmmakers for whom Bergman i...
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Cinecittà - I mestieri del cinema Bernardo Bertolucci
The last interview of Bernardo Bertolucci who recalls his work with precision, delicacy and philosop...
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How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
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Because I Am a Genius! Lorenza Mazzetti
Lorenza Mazzetti's extraordinary life story touches many points in twentieth century history. The ad...
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In the Shade of the Conformist
In this visual essay, renowned film critic and historian Adriano Apra takes a closer look at Bernard...
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An Opera of Violence
First part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian...
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Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 6...
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Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
The American composer and author Paul Bowles was a man with a great deal of charisma and influence. ...
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Pictures of Europe
What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures...
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Seduced and Abandoned
SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us...
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Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro
Documentary about Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer of Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor, Reds, Il Co...
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Grandmother's Footsteps
Expecting her first child and questioning how to align motherhood with being an artist, Lola begins ...
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Kurosawa's Way
Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surpri...
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Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris
A behind the scenes look at Bernardo Bertolucci’s classic film about the dark side of the sexual rev...
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Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die
Philo Bregstein tells us this film looks at Pasolini's life and art to explain why he died. The film...
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Salò: Fade to Black
A short documentary exploring the ongoing relevance and power of 'Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'....
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Chaplin Today: Limelight
A short documentary about the making of Chaplin's "Limelight."...
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The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo
The life of the legendary Italian photojournalist Paolo Di Paolo through his photographs, which capt...
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Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
A documentary on the director’s career, featuring interviews with friends, collaborators, and filmma...
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Golem, the Spirit of Exile
An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this film ...
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Portrait Of My Father
A labor of love documentary, in which a daughter, with the help of various talking heads, looks back...
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Marco Melani - The Man With The Golden Eye
"The Man With The Golden Eye" tells the extraordinary figure of Marco Melani through a live projecti...
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Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
Part one of a BBC documentary about Jean Renoir....
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We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism
This short film tells the story of the most important cinema trend that Italy has ever produced - Ne...
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Bernardo Bertolucci: The Italian Traveler
Documentary about Bernardo Bertolucci, and his film The Last Emperor, tracing the director’s geogra...
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Laura's Passion
A portrait of Laura Betti with archival footage and stories of friends: Bernardo Bertolucci remember...
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Playboy: The Story of X
The Story Of X takes you to the earliest days of adult films when men peddled stag reels and project...
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Great Directors
Features conversations with ten of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David...
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Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
A revealing look at the great Quebecois director who gave us such classic films as Mon Oncle Antoine...
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Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
An account of the life and work of legendary cinematographer and director Carlo Di Palma (1925-2004)...
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Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese Adventure
Documentary about the making of Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor....
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Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Documentary about the making of the film first presented on the British television series "The South...
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Face to Face: Bernardo Bertolucci
Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci is interviewed on the British television series about his ...
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Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
The making of The Dreamers, its background and relation to the May 1968 student riots in Paris....
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I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
Various generations of filmmakers talk about what cinema means for them....
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Evviva Giuseppe
The life and work of Giuseppe Bertolucci, as told by his father and brother, friends and colleagues....
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Now and Forever Time to Reclaim Life
“A future historian, if he or she is honest, will feel a legitimate need to place the decade 1968 to...
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Filmmakers in Action
What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect...
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The Cinema According to Bertolucci
Documentary on the filming of Novecento by Bernardo Bertolucci...
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Cinque mondi
Roberto Benigni, Bernardo Bertolucci, Gabriele Salvatores, Paolo Sorrentino and Giuseppe Tornatore t...
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Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical ambitio...
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Sedia Elettrica: il making of del film Io e Te
Making of documentary of Bernardo Bertolucci's Io e Te....
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Bernardo Bertolucci: What Is the Purpose of Cinema?
It is a chronological compilation of film clips, awards ceremonies and brief period interviews gathe...
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The True Life of Antonio H.
This film depicts a series of landmark events in the life of hapless thespian Antonio Hutter (Alessa...
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Porn to Be Free
Italy, 1970. An increasing legion of harmless warriors begins a peaceful struggle for sexual freedom...
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Ennio
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the ...
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Henri Langlois vu par...
Thirteen filmmakers share personal reflections on Henri Langlois—the visionary founder of the Cinéma...
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Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
A complete and never-before-seen portrait of the life of a young girl from Pula (Istria) who quickly...
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Glauber, Claro
A deep dive into Glauber Rocha's years exiled in Italy in the 70s. Through a collection of interview...
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Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
Documentary about the life and works of Italian filmmaker Roberto Rossellini....
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Something to Do with Death
Third part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian...
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Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
The relations between Parma and cinema were so strong for almost the whole of the twentieth century ...
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What Do You Know About Me
Until the 1970s, Italian cinema dominated the international scene, even competing with Hollywood. Th...
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Bertolucci on Bertolucci
Documentary on the life and work of legendary director Bernardo Bertolucci, using filmed interviews ...
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Pasolini, la passion de Rome
For Pasolini, Rome is neither just a simple setting or a place to live. Rome had a physical, carnal ...
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Plankton Salesmen
A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in Russia in the early 2000s. ...
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