Portrait of Bernardo Bertolucci

Directing

Bernardo Bertolucci

Career

Active from 1956 to 2026, with a break from 2016 to 2025, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Conformist
The Conformist
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bernardo Bertolucci Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Setting 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2
  • Psychological Exploration 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Italian Cinema 2
  • Slow-Burn Tension 2
  • Political Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 47
The Echo Chamber
The Echo Chamber (2026)
GoodWatch score 47

Story

2010s

4 titles · average score 53
Filmstudio, mon amour
Filmstudio, mon amour (2015)

as Sé stesso

Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)

Director

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
GoodWatch score 53

as (segment Bernardo Bertolucci)

Me & You
Me & You (2012)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Screenplay

2000s

6 titles · average score 60
Behind Love and Anger
Behind Love and Anger (2005)

Thanks

The Dreamers
The Dreamers (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

Histoire d'eaux
Histoire d'eaux (2002)

Director

The Triumph of Love
The Triumph of Love (2001)
GoodWatch score 47

Producer, Writer

Kiarostami in Close up
Kiarostami in Close up (2000)

as as Self

1990s

6 titles · average score 61
Besieged
Besieged (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

Stealing Beauty
Stealing Beauty (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

Story, Director

Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Bahia de Todos os Sambas (1996)

Thanks

Little Buddha
Little Buddha (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Story

Golem, the Spirit of Exile
Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992)

as Le Maître de la Cour

The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Director

1980s

7 titles · average score 69
12 Directors for 12 Cities
12 Directors for 12 Cities (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Bologna
Bologna (1989)

Director

The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay, Director

Postcards from China
Postcards from China (1985)

Director

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984)

Director

Io con te non ci sto più
Io con te non ci sto più (1983)

Producer

Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

1970s

8 titles · average score 73
Luna
Luna (1979)
GoodWatch score 63

Story, Screenplay

1900
1900 (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

Il silenzio è complicità
Il silenzio è complicità (1976)

Screenplay, Editor

Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

Story, Screenplay

The Conformist
The Conformist (1971)
GoodWatch score 89

Director, Screenplay

Health Is Ill
Health Is Ill (1971)

Director

L'inchiesta
L'inchiesta (1971)

Producer

The Spider's Stratagem
The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

1960s

9 titles · average score 76
Love and Anger
Love and Anger (1969)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director

His Day of Glory
His Day of Glory (1969)

Co-Director

Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
GoodWatch score 88

Story

Partner
Partner (1968)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Writer

The Path of Oil
The Path of Oil (1967)

Director

Il canale
Il canale (1966)

Director

Before the Revolution
Before the Revolution (1964)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Screenplay

La Commare Secca
La Commare Secca (1962)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Director

Accattone
Accattone (1961)
GoodWatch score 90

Assistant Director

1950s

2 titles
The Death of a Pig
The Death of a Pig (1956)

Writer, Director

La teleferica
La teleferica (1956)

Director