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

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. 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 the history of cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved inte ...

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'', 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 Guerritor ...

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

The Camels ''The Camels'' () 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 local television. ...

'' (''I cammelli'', 1988) * ''

Especially on Sunday ''La domenica specialmente'' (internationally released as ''Especially on Sunday'') is a 1991 Italian comedy-drama film. It consists of four segments, all written by Tonino Guerra. Each segment has a different director: Giuseppe Tornatore, Marco ...

'' (''La domenica specialmente'', 1991) * ''Troppo Sole'' (1994) * '' The Sweet Sounds of Life'' (''Il dolce rumore della vita'', 1999) * '' Probably Love'' (''L'amore probabilmente'', 2001)

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