# Bernardo Bertolucci dead at 77 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 26, 2018, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernardo-bertolucci-dead-at-77/825099 "2018-11-26T09:22:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernardo-bertolucci-dead-at-77/825099/1 "2018-11-26T09:22:22Z")
[BBC story](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46342644) That’s two great directors in a couple days… I liked a lot of his stuff (except\* Last Tango\*) even if I disagree with some of his other actions. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernardo-bertolucci-dead-at-77/825099/2 "2018-11-26T14:39:25Z")
There was a story on NPR today about this. I didn’t realize that the actress in _Last Tango_ was not told upfront what she would be doing. Times have changed. I’ve not seen that film, but I definitely like _The Last Emperor_. The arts editor on NPR suggested _The Conformist_ (_Il conformista_) as his favorite Bertolucci film. I’m hoping that will be shown on cable soon. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernardo-bertolucci-dead-at-77/825099/3 "2018-11-26T17:55:00Z")
_The Last Emperor_ is just glorious film making at the epic scale. Wonderful. _Luna_ still haunts me. Jill Clayburgh’s best role. The shots of Paris in _Last Tango_ was like watching an impressionist painting come to life. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernardo-bertolucci-dead-at-77/825099/4 "2018-11-26T23:22:54Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > There was a story on NPR today about this. I didn’t realize that the actress in _Last Tango_ was not told upfront what she would be doing. Times have changed. I’ve not seen that film, but I definitely like _The Last Emperor_. The arts editor on NPR suggested _The Conformist_ (_Il conformista_) as his favorite Bertolucci film. I’m hoping that will be shown on cable soon. That story is incorrect according to BB. > **[Bernardo Bertolucci Responds to ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Backlash Over Rape Scene](https://variety.com/2016/film/global/bernardo-bertolucci-responds-to-last-tango-in-paris-backlash-1201933605/)** > > Bernardo Bertolucci is countering reports that he conspired against Maria Schneider to film a rape scene in “Last Tango in Paris"