Thanks for the heads-up, Jessica Z. The greatest living Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci will be coming to Manila for the Italian Film Festival set at Greenbelt from November 9th to the 13th. A film event that must not be missed.
Bertolucci did some of the most delicious movies from the 70s through the 90s: The Conformist, 1900, Last Tango in Paris, The Last Emperor, The Sheltering Sky, Stealing Beauty and The Dreamers. If you’re a true lover of film, you must have at least one Bertolucci in your collection. I’d pick The Conformist and The Last Emperor as my favorites.
His themes are usually subversive, never bland or familiar. But when I think Bertolucci, visual poetry comes to mind. I was lucky enough to see most of his films on the big screen. The small monitor in your living room or on your desk will never be able to capture the same visual excitement. That’s why you ought to catch the Italian filmfest.
It’s production design porn that’s most pleasurable, lustful. The visual poetry supplants obvious characterization. It’s like ballet – the performers don’t have to talk for you to get it all right.
Here’s a sampling of Bertolucci's lyricism.
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