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Legendary Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci dies at 77 - media
Bernardo Bertolucci, one of Italy’s most acclaimed filmmakers, has died aged 77 after a long illness, Corriere della Sera and La Stampa reported. His famous works include Last Tango in Paris, The Last Emperor and The Dreamers.
Born in Parma in a family of a history professor and film critic, Bertolucci was aiming for an artistic career since being a teenager. He directed his first feature film, a crime mystery, at the age of 22. Two years later came his career breakthrough, a romantic drama “Before the Revolution.”
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