Bernardo Bertolucci
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"Sex and politics are the defining characteristics of Bertolucci's films. Last Tango in Paris examines sex in an extremely carnal and disturbed way. The Conformist is based political themes, more specifically, fascism, and the relationship between personal comfort and ideals. The film deals with Fascist Italy and can be seen as both artistic and intellectual. While he has directed, written, or been otherwise involved in dozens of movies over five decades, and his range is extremely broad, these themes nonetheless figure prominently throughout his work." --Sholem Stein |
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Bernardo Bertolucci (16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian director and screenwriter, whose films include The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris, 1900, The Last Emperor (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), The Sheltering Sky, Stealing Beauty and The Dreamers. 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. From 1979 until his death in 2018, he was married to screenwriter Clare Peploe.
Filmography
- La commare secca (1962)
- Before the Revolution (Prima della rivoluzione, 1964)
- La via del petrolio (1965)
- Il canale (1966)
- Partner (1968)
- Amore e rabbia (1969, segment: "Agonia")
- The Conformist (Il conformista, 1970)
- The Spider's Stratagem (Strategia del ragno, 1970)
- La salute è malata (1971)
- 12 dicembre (1971)
- Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi, 1972)
- 1900 (Novecento, 1976)
- La luna (1979)
- Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo, 1981)
- L'addio an Enrico Berlinguer (1984)
- The Last Emperor (1987)
- 12 registi per 12 città (1989, segment "Bologna")
- The Sheltering Sky (1990)
- Little Buddha (1993)
- Stealing Beauty (1996)
- Besieged (1998)
- Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002, segment: "Histoire d'eaux")
- The Dreamers (2003)
- Me and You (2012)
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