
March 16, 1941 · 85 years old
Bernardo Bertolucci OMRI (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 Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international acclaim. He was the first Italian filmmaker to win the A…

In 1968 Paris, film-loving twins Theo and Isabelle befriend American student Matthew during student protests. While their parents travel, they pull him into a month of sensual exploration, until reality intrudes.

Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatization of China's eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty: Emperor Puyi.

A young Parisian woman meets a middle-aged American businessman who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex.

A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.

After her mother commits suicide, a young woman travels to Italy in search of love, truth and a deeper connection with herself.

The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.

After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children - one American and two Nepalese - who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.

An American couple travel abroad to revitalize their relationship. But as the trip drags on, their attempt at recovering what they once had seems futile.

A documentary on the legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

After the sudden death of his father and a move to Italy, 14-year-old Joe loses his way and gets addicted to heroin.

While in exile in Italy, an African woman finds herself trying to get back home and free her imprisoned husband. But the only man that can help her do so is in love with her.

Following the death of his friend, an Italian youth grows increasingly closer to his young aunt.

An exploration of several interconnected subjects: The Cannes Film Festival, cinema art, money, glamor and death.

Guided by Liv Ullmann and with commentaries from a number of prominent filmmakers for whom Bergman is and remains an important influence - such as Woody Allen, Olivier Assayas, Bernardo Bertolucci, Arnaud Desplechin, John Sayles, ...

A look at the life and work of Italian cinematographer, Carlo di Palma.

An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this film tells the story of a woman (similar to the biblical Ruth) and her sisters, who are forced into exile after the death of their husb...

Lorenza Mazzetta's "genius" resides in her fantastic and profound outlook which she experiences and uses to tell her extraordinary story and to create the many works that derive from this. Adopted as a little girl by the Einstein ...