1900 1976

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 317 min

genre: historical

theme: epic

director: Bernardo Bertolucci

Score: 6 / 10

1900 (, "Twentieth Century") is a 1976 epic historical drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and featuring an international ensemble cast including Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini, Laura Betti, Stefania Casini, Ellen Schwiers, Sterling Hayden, Alida Valli, Romolo Valli, Stefania Sandrelli, Donald Sutherland, and Burt Lancaster. Set in Bertolucci's ancestral region of Emilia, the film chronicles the lives and friendship of two men – the landowning Alfredo Berlinghieri (De Niro) and the peasant Olmo Dalcò (Depardieu) – as they witness and participate in the political conflicts between fascism and communism that took place in Italy in the first half of the 20th century. The film premiered out of competition at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot

The film opens on 25 April 1945, the day Italy is liberated from the fascists. The peasants on an estate in Emilia-Romagna are shown attempting to join the partisans and place the owner of the estate, Alfredo Berlinghieri, under arrest. A middle-aged man named Attila and woman named Regina are seen attempting to flee the farm but are attacked by women labourers wielding pitchforks.

Cast

More details

author	Bernardo Bertolucci Franco Arcalli Giuseppe Bertolucci
contentLocation	Italy
director	Bernardo Bertolucci
editor	Franco Arcalli
genre	drama historical political romance
keywords	action party after world war ii in 1945 attack blackshirt christian democracy christian democrats clnai communist party during world war i emilia-romagna end fascism foreman giuseppe pellizza da volpedo giuseppe verdi how to italian army italian communist party italian liberal party italian socialist party italy in the first world war kill late wife liberal liberation day liberation of italy overcome present day psychopathic psychopathy ranch foreman representatives and soldiers of the new government ruling class shoot small boy social differences socialism socialist the action party the day italy is liberated from the fascists the fourth estate train travel travel unmarried walk wed world war ii young woman
musicBy	Ennio Morricone
producer	Alberto Grimaldi
productionCompany	Artemis Film Les Productions Artistes Associés Produzioni Europee Associati
publisher	20th Century Fox
theme	epic romantic drama sexuality