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The end of an era for Italian cinema

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Academy Award-winning director, Bernardo Bertolucci, died aged 77 after a short disease.


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By Francesca Rizzoli

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Academy Award-winning director, Bernardo Bertolucci, died aged 77 after a short disease.


Bertolucci was one of the most celebrated Italian directors, well known around the world for movies like "The Last Tango in Paris", "Tea in the Desert", "1900" and "The Last Emperor". How will Bernardo Bertolucci figure in the history of cinema? We talked with film expert Alessandro Vecchiarelli.

 


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