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1900

Movie · 1976 · 317 min

A vast, slow, operatic sweep through decades of friendship and class war, beautiful and brutal, demanding patience but rewarding it.

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1976 film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
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Year
1976
Runtime
317 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • friendship
  • politics
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
Written by
Bernardo Bertolucci, Giuseppe Bertolucci, Franco Arcalli
Starring
Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Donald Sutherland, Burt Lancaster, Alida Valli, Sterling Hayden, Stefania Sandrelli, Dominique Sanda
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Vittorio Storaro
Runtime
317 min
Country
Italy, France, Germany
Languages
Italian, English

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