The recent Greatest Films of All Time list made by Sight and Sound was obviously controversial, naming Chantal Akerman’s “Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels,” the greatest film of all time (it’s great, watch it, and just let it be experiential). I tend not to get worked up over these lists cause it’s just voting and math—no one is trying to collectively conspire against you and your taste with some agenda, ok?— and it’s tough to get mad at arithmetic and a democratic process.

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Academy Award-winning Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci has sadly passed away at the age of 77 over the weekend. According to THR, a spokesperson for the director said he died of cancer.

Bertolucci was an acclaimed director, with over two dozen films completed in his five-decade-long career. He’s probably best known for his Oscar-winning film “The Last Emperor” and his Marlon Brando film “Last Tango in Paris,” and his lifelong partnership with celebrated cinematographer Vittorio Storraro; they made 9 films together. 

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Bernardo Bertolucci is a filmmaker that is no stranger to controversy. Before the Weinstein allegations, and the current #MeToo movement, Bertolucci became the subject of much criticism because of an infamous scene in his film “Last Tango in Paris.” But now it seems like Bertolucci has inserted himself into the conversation yet again, with his take on the Kevin Spacey situation.

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Review: Bernardo Bertolucci's 'Me And You'

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