Following the success of the 2013 film series PASOLINI, we are presenting four of the most successful and loved works by legendary Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci. BERTOLUCCI - A Film Series will engage the audience in a one-day pursuit of a dream that arose from a prolific cinematic career spanning over fifty years. The festival will spotlight a unique selection of Bertolucci films, including the exclusive Northern California Premiere of the newly-restored 3D version of the nine-time Academy Award-winning masterpiece, THE LAST EMPEROR, converted by the international visual effects company, Prime Focus World. The new restoration of THE CONFORMIST, by Minerva Pictures-Rarovideo USA and L'Immagine Ritrovata (Bologna), will also make its Northern California Premiere.
We are thrilled to welcome to our program the internationally-renowned, celebrated actress and filmmaker Joan Chen. She will attend The Last Emperor 3D.
12:30pm - The Conformist
3:00pm - The Sheltering Sky (35 mm)
6:00pm - The Last Emperor 3D
8:30pm - Party: Inside the Forbidden City
9:30pm - Last Tango in Paris (35 mm)
Co-presented by Istituto Luce-Cinecittà , Rome and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco. The exhibition is organized by: Program Director Amelia Antonucci, Cinema Italia San Francisco; Camilla Cormanni and Paola Ruggiero of Istituto Luce-Cinecittà . Presented in association with the Ministry of Culture of Italy, under the auspices of the Consul General of Italy in San Francisco.
