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