Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director of 'Last Tango in Paris', dies at age 77
By Hada Messia and Sheena McKenzie, CNN
Updated at 1017 GMT (1817 HKT) November 26, 2018
Rome, Italy (CNN) ― Bernardo Bertolucci, the award-winning Italian director of "Last Tango in Paris", has died aged 77 following a battle with cancer, Italian officials confirmed Monday.
Bertolucci was perhaps best known for his erotic drama "Last Tango in Paris", starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider. His film "The Last Emperor" also won all nine Academy Award categories it was nominated for in 1988.
The president of the Italian General Entertainment Association, Carlo Fontana, described Bertolucci as "one of the greatest authors, perhaps the last one, of the Italian Cinema."
