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1976 · 317 min · R

1900

Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci · Drama, History

1900 (1976) is a Drama film, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci set in Emilia-Romagna during the 1900s–1940s. It runs 317 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of class conflict and friendship play out through frame narrative and episodic chapters.

Composer
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Vittorio Storaro
Cast
Robert De NiroGérard DepardieuDominique SandaStefania SandrelliDonald SutherlandBurt LancasterFrancesca BertiniLaura Betti

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Emilia-Romagna
Setting
Rural
When
1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s

Premise & themes

Themes
Class ConflictFriendship
Structure
Frame NarrativeEpisodic Chapters
Tone
BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Two HanderEnsemble
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Historical Fiction

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