Bernardo Bertolucci

Bernardo Bertolucci

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Born
March 16, 1941
Died
November 26, 2018
Awards
54 wins, 90 nominations

Bernardo Bertolucci, the Italian director whose films were known for their colorful visual style, was born in Parma, Italy. He attended Rome University and became famous as a poet. He served as assistant director for Pier Paolo Pasolini in the film Accattone (1961) and directed The Grim Reaper…

Biography

Bernardo Bertolucci, the Italian director whose films were known for their colorful visual style, was born in Parma, Italy. He attended Rome University and became famous as a poet. He served as assistant director for Pier Paolo Pasolini in the film Accattone (1961) and directed The Grim Reaper (1962). His second film, Before the Revolution (1964), which was released in 1971, received an Academy Award nomination for best screenplay. Bertolucci also received an Academy Award nomination as best director for Last Tango in Paris (1972), and the best director and best screenplay for the film The Last Emperor (1987), which walked away with nine Academy Awards.

Cinematographer

The Cable(1956)
The Death of a Pig(1956)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

AccattoneAccattone(1961)

Self

The New Yorker Theater: The Talbots' LegacyThe New Yorker Theater: The Talbots' Legacy(2025)as Self
Grandmother's FootstepsGrandmother's Footsteps(2023)as Self - Cloclo's son in law, film director
InèditsInèdits(2018)as Self - Interviewee
EnnioEnnio(2021)as Self
AlidaAlida(2021)as Self

Archive Sound

Les Nuits de France CultureLes Nuits de France Culture(1994)as Self

Known for

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Bernardo Bertolucci in Ciné-magazine (1975)Marlon Brando and Bernardo Bertolucci in Listen to Me Marlon (2015)Bernardo Bertolucci and Carlo Di Palma in Water and Sugar (2016)Bernardo Bertolucci in Bertolucci on Bertolucci (2013)Bernardo Bertolucci in Bertolucci on Bertolucci (2013)Bernardo Bertolucci in Bertolucci on Bertolucci (2013)