I make movies in order to make things understood, not to be shocking. Bernardo Bertolucci makemovieorder Change image and share on social
I like to be in a huis clos, as the French say - in one place. It's something that in general can create a bit of claustrophobia. But for me, claustrophobia becomes almost immediately claustrophilia. I love it! Bernardo Bertolucci biteclaustrophiliaclaustrophobia share on social
I left the ending ambiguous, because that is the way life is. Bernardo Bertolucci ambiguousendleave Change image and share on social
I was writing poems when I was young, you know, because my father was a poet, so it was absolutely normal to follow my father. Bernardo Bertolucci absolutelyfatherfollow Change image and share on social
I think politics is a higher build in life. You know? If you diffuse under normal, common sense of a story, you make it political. If you choose a conventional way for a story, or refuse to use the conventional way, you make it political. Bernardo Bertolucci buildchoosecommon share on social
The problem in Hollywood is that they try to become the only kind of cinema in the world, okay? The imposition everywhere of a unique culture, which is Hollywood culture, and a unique way of life, which is the American way of life. Bernardo Bertolucci americancinemaculture share on social
'Dreamers' was because I really wanted to go back after I heard so much nonsense about '68. I wanted to go back to what for me was '68, when young people thought that they could change the world. Bernardo Bertolucci backchangedreamer Change image and share on social
I started in '69 to have psychoanalysis, and I realised very soon that I was changing, and that's I think why my movies were changing. They became much more open to dialogue. Bernardo Bertolucci changedialoguemovie Change image and share on social
English dialogue is the best in the world. So dry and direct. The Italian language is beautiful, but it is too literary. Bernardo Bertolucci beautifuldialoguedirect Change image and share on social
My father basically had two ways of judging anything. Either something was poetic or it wasn't. Bernardo Bertolucci basicallyfatherjudge Change image and share on social
