Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
Jeremy Isaacs interviews Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci about his life and work. They discuss his parents, childhood, decision to make films, political background and the nature of political filmmaking, other directors and their influence on him, working methods as a director and working with actors such as Marlon Brando, experience of psychoanalysis, themes he detects in his work and reaction to the popularity of some of his films.
Jeremy Isaacs interviews Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci about his life and work. They discuss his parents, childhood, decision to make films, political background and the nature of political filmmaking, other directors and their influence on him, working methods as a director and working with actors such as Marlon Brando, experience of psychoanalysis, themes he detects in his work and reaction to the popularity of some of his films.










