We soon learn that this man is embarking on a mission for Italy’s secret police. In flashbacks Bertolucci shows how the main character, a 34-year-old named Clerici, seeks out work with an intelligence ...

Bernardo Bertolucci is a master of turning harsh realities into free-flowing dreams and fantasies of sex and power into bracing, often uncomfortable moments of truth. Whether it’s in the male fantasy ...

Kino Lorber has unveiled a brand new 4K restoration trailer for the classic 1970 Italian Fascism film The Conformist, made by iconic director Bernardo Bertolucci. The film originally opened 51 years ...

Chinese star Huang Bo secured a prize in Shanghai for his turn in 'The Conformist,' which centers on a ruffian drifting across jobs and cities in the Sino-Russian borderlands. By Clarence Tsui After ...

Jean-Louis Trintignant stars as a fascist assassin reflecting on his choices as he travels across Italy to bump off a beloved former teacher. On the surface, Trintignant believes he's just battling to ...

With the run of classics that American filmmakers churned out in the studio system during the ’70s, it’s easy to forget that Italian master Bernardo Bertolucci also delivered some of his finest work ...

BORN IN 1941, Bernardo Bertolucci grew up amid the cultural renaissance of post-war Italy. The years of fascist rule were over; in cinema neorealism became eminent, while Italian chic was taking over ...