Bernardo Bertoucci

The Profile

Bernardo Bertolucci (born 16 March 1941, died 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, known for landmark films such as The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris, 1900 (Novecento), La Luna and The Last Emperor.

Bertolucci began directing in the early 1960s and worked through 2012. His film The Last Emperor (1987) received multiple Academy Awards, and he is widely regarded as a major figure in late 20th-century world cinema.

The available review of La Luna reads the film as an intense exploration of parent-child symbiosis, addiction and sexual transgression, anchored by music and operatic imagery. The reviewer praises Bertolucci's direction and the film's emotional power. The material highlights the film's move from New York to Italy and the mother's profession as an opera singer.