Bertolucci says most of his male clients who get into polyamorous relationships do so because their needs are not being met either through being half of a couple or living as a single man.
Bernardo Bertolucci's seventeenth film, Besieged, masterfully exposes the self-interest behind the illusion of generosity and the insularity beneath the illusion of internationalization.
I am going to argue that The Conformist (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970) has a similar structure but, in order to do this, I will need to refer much more than in my earlier examples to the film's visual style (mise-en-scene and editing) as well as its narrative.
LITTLE BUDDHA (Miramax) is Bernardo Bertolucci's introduction to the Buddhist religion and proves that high budget films can be made on intellectual subjects for which there is no absolute guarantee of a sizable audience.
Known as one of the giants of Italian cinema, Bertolucci's films won numerous international film prizes over the years, with "The Last Emperor" picking up nine Oscars.Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci has died after a long illness, Italian media reported on Monday.
IF ONE WANTED TO MAKE the ease for both the historical importance and the continuing creative vitality of the Italian cinema, it would be tough to top the pairing Cinema Italian Style honorees Bernardo Bertolucci and Paolo Sorrentino.