Rotten
Great moments stud Bernardo Bertolucci's 1976 Marxist epic, but the end result is ambiguous.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
1900
From the cradle to the grave - victims of history and change!
1976 · 5h 17m · Unrated
Drama, History
Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
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1900
Overview
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Director and cast
- Bernardo Bertolucci Director
- Robert De Niro as Alfredo Berlinghieri
- Gérard Depardieu as Olmo Dalcò
- Dominique Sanda as Ada Fiestri Paulhan
- Stefania Sandrelli as Anita Foschi
- Donald Sutherland as Attila Mellanchini
- Burt Lancaster as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
- Francesca Bertini as Sister Desolata
- Laura Betti as Regina
- Werner Bruhns as Ottavio Berlinghieri
- Stefania Casini as Neve
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Rotten
What high hopes were inspired by Bernardo Bertolucci's 1900 -- and how few of them are realized.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
It's a shapeless mass of film stock containing some brilliant moments and a lot more that are singularly uninspired.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
The mannered elegance of the camerawork and lighting cocoons the whole sad mess within a veneer of utterly spurious 'style.'
Time Out
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