Italian
Bernardo Bertolucci
20 films · 1900 to 2013 · 3 on TSPDT
Born 16 March 1941, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italia · Died 26 November 2018
Bernardo Bertolucci ( 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
Defining films
In their own words
After seeing films like Godard's Breathless or Truffaut's The 400 Blows, I wanted to become a filmmaker. The Dreamers is really a film about how cinema changed my life, how it opened up possibilities.
