Bernardo Bertolucci (1941–2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, known for films such as Il Conformista (1970), Last Tango in Paris (1972), Novecento (1976) and The Last Emperor (1987).

Debuted as a director in 1962 with La commare secca. Frequent collaborator with cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. The Last Emperor (1987) won multiple Academy Awards. Last Tango in Paris generated significant controversy and censorship debates.

DeBaser reviews highlight Bertolucci's strong visual style and interest in psychology and politics. Critics praise films like The Conformist and The Sheltering Sky for cinematography and atmosphere. Reception is divided on works such as Last Tango in Paris and Novecento, with controversy and ideological critiques noted. Overall the reviews present a director admired for craft but debated for themes and choices.

For:film enthusiasts, students of cinema, fans of Italian and art-house cinema

 The Conformist reveals a great passion of Bertolucci for cinema.

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 The film, which does absolute justice to the book, is essentially divisible into two parts: the first tells the vicissitudes of the desert journey of a crisis-stricken American couple, accompanied by a mutual friend.

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 A symbolic film of an era opening to scandals and private revolts, after closing the collective chapter of '68, "Last Tango in Paris" fell victim to a shameful smear campaign by the censorship, which sentenced the film to be burned at the stake.

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 "This film was made against me," said Pier Paolo Pasolini in the distant 1962, certainly not with derogatory intentions.

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