1900 1976  R, 320 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Novecento
Nineteen Hundred
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Robert De Niro, Gerard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Donald Sutherland, Sterling Hayden, Stefania Sandrelli, Romolo Valli, Laura Betti, Alida Valli, Franchesca Bertini, Werner Bruhns, Stefania Casini, Anna Henkel, Ellen Schwiers
The lives of two young men, Alfredo Berlinghieri and Olmo Dalco (Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu)–both born in 1900–and the stories of their descendants are depicted as they live through the competing forces of socialism, fascism, and capitalism in Italy during the 20th century.
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Besieged 1998 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Thandie Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria
Set in Rome, this is a story about two lovers–the wealthy Englishman, Mr. Kinsky (David Thewlis) and an African woman, Shandurai (Thandie Newton). Shandurai works as a maid on Kinsky's estate. While he is obsessed with her, she is just as determined to secure her political prisoner husband's release.
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 The Conformist 1970  R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Dominique Sanda, Pierre Clementi, Gastone Moschin, Enzo Tarascio, Fosco Giachetti, Jose Quaglio, Yvonne Sanson, Giuseppe Addobbati
Marcello (Jean-Louis Trintignant) represses his homosexual tendencies in an attempt to conform to the 1930s' middle-class Italian society. He even marries Giulia (Stefania Sandrelli). But on his way to Paris for their honeymoon, Marcello's fascist bosses give him a gun and orders to assassinate his old teacher, a political dissident. Doubts now begin to plague Marcello, and he is not sure that he is up to the task at hand.
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The Grim Reaper 1962 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Mystery
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Giancarlo De Rosa, Vincenzo Ciccora, Romano Labate, Alvaro D'Ercole, Lorenza Benedetti, Silvio Laurenzi, Allen Midgette, Gabriella Giorgelli, Francesco Ruiu, Ada Peragostini
A prostitute is killed in a Roman park near the Tiber River. The police round up all those who were in the park that night, and each tells the story of why he/she was in the park. While each story is told, the screen shows what really happened during that person's visit to the park. An interesting slant on a murder mystery–and the killer is uncovered.
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The Last Emperor 1987 PG-13, 164 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Victor Wong, Maggie Han, Lisa Lu, Ric Young, Vivian Wu, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Jade Go, Fumihiko Ikeda, Tsou Tijger
The last imperial ruler of China, Pu Yi (John Lone), led the most unusual of lives. At three-years old, he was named Emperor and was not allowed to leave Peking. After World War II, the Communists put him in prison for 10 years until his release at which time he became an ordinary citizen serving under Mao Tse Tung. This film won an impressive nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Director.
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Last Tango in Paris 1973  R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Maria Michi, Gitt Magrini, Luce Marquand, Massimo Girotti, Catherine Breillat, Laura Betti, Marie-Helene Breillat, Dan Diament, Catherine Sola, Mauro Marchettil
This movie was banned in a number of cities in the 1970s, but by today's standards it is relatively tame. In fact, the director and stars were convicted of obscenity charges in Italy. It is the story of the torrid love affair between middle-aged American businessman Paul (Marlon Brando) and young Parisian Jeanne (Maria Schneider). Academy award nominations were received for Best Actor (Brando) and Director.
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Little Buddha 1994  PG, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Chris Isaak, Bridget Fonda, Alex Wiesendanger, Ruocheng Ying, Raju Lai
Remember Hermann Hesse's "Siddhartha" whose young prince goes looking for the meaning of life? Well, this film weaves that story into a modern day tale about a group of Buddhist monks who think that an American youngster (Alex Wiesendanger) is the reincarnation of a lama. This story is based on the life of Gotama Buddha who lived around the fifth century B.C., and whose followers regarded him as close to the realm of a god.
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Luna 1979  R, 142 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Veronica Lazar, Renato Salvatori, Alida Valli, Tomas Milian, Fred Gwynne, Roberto Benigni, Peter Eyre
This soap opera relates the misfortunes of opera star widow Caterina Silveri (Jill Clayburgh) who must face her son Joe's (Matthew Barry) drug addiction and goes to extremes in the process. 1 User Review
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| | froggy 01/29/2008 | | Saw this movie only once. I've looked for years to find the name of this movie. No one I know has ever seen the movie. I've always liked Jill, but I did find this movie to be a bit bizarre. I cant say the movie is boring or dull or that it had any redeeming factors. It was like watching a train wreck , you couldn't look away. |
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The Sheltering Sky 1990 R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: John Malkovich, Debra Winger, Campbell Scott, Jill Bennett, Timothy Spall, Eric Vu-An, Amina Annabi, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Sotigui Kouyate, Tom Novembre
Based on a popular novel by Paul Bowles, this is the story of Port and Kit (John Malkovich and Debra Winger) who need to get the spark back in their lives and marriage. They try to find this spark by traveling through Northern Africa, but affairs by each and a hostile environment make the goal hard to reach.
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 Stealing Beauty 1996 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Liv Tyler, Carlo Cecchi, Sinead Cusack, Jeremy Irons, Jean Marais, Donal McCann, D.W. Moffett, Stefania Sandrelli, Jason Flemyng, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz
Lucy (Liv Tyler) is a beautiful, sexy young woman who searches in Tuscany for the identity of her father. She visits an artist's (Donal McCann) villa and meets an eclectic group of characters who wander in and out of the villa.
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1. 1900 (1976)
aka: Novecento
aka: Nineteen Hundred
2. Besieged (1998)
3. The Conformist (1970)
4. The Dreamers (2003)
5. The Grim Reaper (1962)
6. The Last Emperor (1987)
7. Last Tango in Paris (1973)
8. Little Buddha (1994)
9. Luna (1979)
10. The Sheltering Sky (1990)
11. The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
12. Stealing Beauty (1996)
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