Auteur

Bernardo Bertolucci

1941–2018 · Italian film director and screenwriter

Bernardo Bertolucci was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international acclaim. With The Last Emperor (1987) he became the first Italian filmmaker to win the Academy Award for Best Director, and he received many other accolades including a BAFTA Award, a César Award, two Golden Globes, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, and an Honorary Palme d'Or.

Bernardo Bertolucci, in order

  1. 1962 La commare secca: directed, wrote
  2. 1964 Before the Revolution: directed, wrote
  3. 1967 Ballata da un miliardo: wrote · directed by Gianni Puccini
  4. 1967 La via del petrolio: directed, wrote
  5. 1968 Once Upon a Time in the West: wrote · directed by Sergio Leone · critics 96%, audiences 94% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  6. 1968 Partner: directed, wrote, produced
  7. 1969 Love and Anger: directed, wrote
  8. 1970 The Conformist: directed, wrote
  9. 1970 The Spider's Stratagem (TV movie): directed, wrote
  10. 1972 Last Tango in Paris: directed, wrote · critics 81%, audiences 75% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy
  11. 1975 Abicinema: acted · directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci
  12. 1976 1900: directed, wrote · critics 57%, audiences 84% · streaming on MGM+
  13. 1976 1900 (Part One): directed
  14. 1976 1900 (Part Two): directed
  15. 1979 La Luna: directed, wrote · critics 54%, audiences 69%
  16. 1981 Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man: directed, wrote
  17. 1981 Whoever says the truth shall die: acted · directed by Philo Bregstein
  18. 1982 Io con te non ci sto più: produced · directed by Gianni Amico
  19. 1984 Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer: directed
  20. 1987 The Last Emperor: directed, wrote
  21. 1989 12 registi per 12 città: directed
  22. 1990 The Sheltering Sky: directed, wrote
  23. 1991 Golem, the Ghost of Exile: acted · directed by Amos Gitai
  24. 1993 Little Buddha: directed
  25. 1994 The True Life of Antonio H.: acted · directed by Enzo Monteleone
  26. 1996 Stealing Beauty: directed, wrote · critics 49%, audiences 75%
  27. 1998 Besieged: directed, wrote
  28. 1998 The Story of X: acted · directed by Chuck Workman
  29. 2001 Pier Paolo Pasolini e la ragione di un sogno: acted · directed by Laura Betti and Paolo Costella
  30. 2001 The Triumph of Love: wrote, produced · directed by Clare Peploe
  31. 2002 Histoire d'eaux (short film): directed
  32. 2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello: directed, wrote
  33. 2003 The Dreamers: directed
  34. 2004 How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio: acted · directed by Daniele Ciprì and Franco Maresco
  35. 2005 Filmmakers in Action: acted · directed by Carlos Benpar
  36. 2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series): acted · directed by Mark Cousins · critics 86%, audiences 90% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
  37. 2012 Me and You: directed, wrote
  38. 2013 Seduced and Abandoned: acted · directed by James Toback · critics 83%, audiences 62% · streaming on Roku Channel, Plex, Fawesome
  39. 2016 Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life: acted · directed by Fariborz Kamkari · critics 70% · streaming on Kanopy
  40. 2026 The Echo Chamber: wrote · directed by Andrea Pallaoro