I like that 3D is based on the fact that you look with two eyes, so two cameras imitate that.
“I like that 3D is based on the fact that you look with two eyes, so two cameras imitate that.” Bernardo Bertolucci
Commuting in a wheelchair is not easy. I live in a very old part of Rome. These cobbles everywhere… terrible! In London, it is the same. Every pavement is uneven.
“Commuting in a wheelchair is not easy. I live in a very old part of Rome. These cobbles everywhere… terrible! In London, it is the … Read More
You know, in ten years you’re gonna be playing soccer with your tits, what do you think of that?
“You know, in ten years you’re gonna be playing soccer with your tits, what do you think of that?” Bernardo Bertolucci
If you mention any ideological thing about shooting Last Tango in Paris, I was thinking I was doing a political film.
“If you mention any ideological thing about shooting Last Tango in Paris, I was thinking I was doing a political film.” Bernardo Bertolucci
I was writing poems when I was young, you know, because my father was a poet, so it was absolutely normal to follow my father.
“I was writing poems when I was young, you know, because my father was a poet, so it was absolutely normal to follow my father.” … Read More
After many, many years, I fell out of love with politics. It’s not something I like but it’s the truth.
“After many, many years, I fell out of love with politics. It’s not something I like but it’s the truth.” Bernardo Bertolucci
I think that Hollywood should also be influenced by directors from Hong Kong. You see how Quentin Tarantino is really the example of how you can develop, and how you can go ahead if you accept the existence of different cinematic cultures. There you have Quentin playing with kung-fu. That’s why the independents are the most interesting.
“I think that Hollywood should also be influenced by directors from Hong Kong. You see how Quentin Tarantino is really the example of how you … Read More
I like to be in a huis clos, as the French say – in one place. It’s something that in general can create a bit of claustrophobia. But for me, claustrophobia becomes almost immediately claustrophilia. I love it!
“I like to be in a huis clos, as the French say – in one place. It’s something that in general can create a bit … Read More
I am in love with the idea of doing a movie in 3D. I think 3D would be great for the story I want to do, in a realistic, normal story, using 3D on the emotions in a kind of intimate story.
“I am in love with the idea of doing a movie in 3D. I think 3D would be great for the story I want to … Read More
I don’t see my movies. I think it’s healthier and safer to keep a bit of distance. I’m afraid to be disappointed.
“I don’t see my movies. I think it’s healthier and safer to keep a bit of distance. I’m afraid to be disappointed.” Bernardo Bertolucci
As a loyal believer in the Auteur Theory I first felt editing was but the logical consequence of the way in which one shoots. But, what I learned is that it is actually another writing.
“As a loyal believer in the Auteur Theory I first felt editing was but the logical consequence of the way in which one shoots. But, … Read More
I think that what I learned then, I didn’t know I was learning. I just knew that I was very privileged to see somebody who was a writer, a great poet, and very smart-faced. Suddenly Pasolini becomes a director, so he has to invent cinema. It was like watching the invention of cinema. But I found out that Pasolini taught me a lot. It was, especially, the kind of respect that he had for reality. He had kind of epiphanies in his movies, like when a moment becomes full of grace, and it is like as if it was the most important moment in the life of a character.
“I think that what I learned then, I didn’t know I was learning. I just knew that I was very privileged to see somebody who … Read More
I haven’t made a movie for a while, but I’ve watched a lot. It’s my major waste of time. I like to work, but also to be waiting for work.
“I haven’t made a movie for a while, but I’ve watched a lot. It’s my major waste of time. I like to work, but also … Read More
The life before ’68 was very different from the life after ’68. Before ’68, our days were full of authoritarian moments. There were authorities everywhere. In fact, the movement of ’68 was young people against their authorities, children against their parents. And that remained. The most important thing of all, the thing that lasted, was the first feminist movement and the position of women in society. That completely changed and that was very, very important.
“The life before ’68 was very different from the life after ’68. Before ’68, our days were full of authoritarian moments. There were authorities everywhere. … Read More
What I was talking about was, of course, very autobiographical – ’68 was the moment when all the young people were incredibly excited, because when we were going to sleep, we knew we would wake up not tomorrow, but in the future. There was a sense of future that was the result of the mixture of politics, cinema, music, the first joints. And the movies were a very important part of that cocktail.
“What I was talking about was, of course, very autobiographical – ’68 was the moment when all the young people were incredibly excited, because when … Read More
Having no children had been a kind of choice up to the moment when, from a choice, it became a sadness.
“Having no children had been a kind of choice up to the moment when, from a choice, it became a sadness.” Bernardo Bertolucci
Sometimes I think that I understand my movies after I make them. Really. I go very often off of instinct.
“Sometimes I think that I understand my movies after I make them. Really. I go very often off of instinct.” Bernardo Bertolucci
I think that I used to love Hollywood movies. I remember great phases and moments. But, unfortunately, now is not the moment.
“I think that I used to love Hollywood movies. I remember great phases and moments. But, unfortunately, now is not the moment.” Bernardo Bertolucci
I was seduced by the nouvelle vague, because it was really reinventing everything. And the Italian cinema that one would see in the theaters in the late ’50s, early ’60s was Italian comedy, Italian style, which, to me, was like the end of neo-realism. I think cinema all over the world was influenced by it, which was Italy finding its freedom at the end of fascism, the end of the Nazi invasion. It was a kind of incredible energy. Then, late ’50s, early ’60s, the neo-realism lost its great energy and became comedy.
“I was seduced by the nouvelle vague, because it was really reinventing everything. And the Italian cinema that one would see in the theaters in … Read More
To explore technology for me is something that I have to do. Otherwise, I feel completely left in the back… abandoned.
“To explore technology for me is something that I have to do. Otherwise, I feel completely left in the back… abandoned.” Bernardo Bertolucci