Bernardo Bertolucci, whose epic “The Last Emperor” won
nine Oscars and who influenced generations of filmmakers with other
groundbreaking works such as “The Conformist” and “Last Tango in Paris,” in
which he explored politics and sexuality through personal storytelling and
audacious camera work, has died. He was 77. Bertolucci died at his home in Rome
at 7 a.m. November 26, 2018. He had been suffering from cancer. Born March 16,
1941, into a wealthy family in the northern Italian city of Parma, Bertolucci
was a prodigious talent from a young age. The son of well-known poet and writer
Attilio Bertolucci, he himself won an award for poetry at age 21, then decided
to become a filmmaker. He was co-writer of the main story for “Once Upon a Time
in the West” which celebrates its 50th Anniversary in December.
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