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Face to Face - Bernardo Bertolucci

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Jeremy Isaacs interviews Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci about his life and work. They discuss his parents, childhood, decision to make films, political background and the nature of politcal filmmaking, other directors and their influence on him, working methods as a director and working with actors such as Marlon Brando, experience of psychoanalysis, themes he detects in his work and reaction to the popularity of some of his films.