Giuseppe Bertolucci (27 February 1947 – 16 June 2012) was an Italian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He directed 26 films between 1972 and 2012. He was the younger brother of

Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci (; 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international ...

Selected filmography

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Berlinguer, I Love You ''Berlinguer ti voglio bene'' (internationally released as ''Berlinguer, I Love You'') is a 1977 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. It is the debut film for both Bertolucci and Roberto Benigni. It is based on the sta ...

'' (''Berlinguer ti voglio bene'', 1977) * '' An Italian Woman'' (''Oggetti smarriti'', 1980) * ''

Secrets Secrets ''Segreti segreti'' (internationally released as ''Secrets Secrets'') is a 1985 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. For this film Lina Sastri was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress. The film was on first viewing TV ...

'' (''Segreti segreti'', 1984) * ''

The Strangeness of Life ''Strana la vita'', internationally released as ''The Strangeness of Life'', is a 1987 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. It is based on a novel by Giovanni Pascutto. Cast * Diego Abatantuono: Dario * Monica Guerritore ...

'' (''Strana la vita'', 1987) * ''

The Camels ''The Camels'' ( it, I cammelli) is a 1988 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. Plot Ferruccio Ferri is a young passionate about camels from Carpi who manages to win for four weeks in a row in a quiz program of a l ...

'' (''I cammelli'', 1988) * '' Especially on Sunday'' (''La domenica specialmente'', 1991) * ''Troppo Sole'' (1994) * '' The Sweet Sounds of Life'' (''Il dolce rumore della vita'', 1999) * ''

Probably Love ''Probably Love'' ( it, L'amore probabilmente) is a 2001 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. It entered the "Cinema of the Present" section at the 58th Venice International Film Festival. ''Variety (magazine), Varietys film critic ...

'' (''L'amore probabilmente'', 2001)

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