Synopsis
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
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Cast
- Robert De NiroAlfredo Berlinghieri
- Gérard DepardieuOlmo Dalcò
- Dominique SandaAda Fiestri Paulhan
- Stefania SandrelliAnita Foschi
- Donald SutherlandAttila Mellanchini
- Burt LancasterAlfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
- Francesca BertiniSister Desolata
- Laura BettiRegina
- Werner BruhnsOttavio Berlinghieri
- Stefania CasiniNeve
Recommendations
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Austin Chronicle
1900 is a marvelous movie, Bertolucci is one of the best directors who has ever lived. - 88
Slant Magazine
Bernardo Bertolucci’s film is a living, fluid organism that spans the distances between several poles of extremity. - 83
The A.V. Club
The story is almost too small for Bertolucci's sprawling approach, and the ungainliness of his international cast stifles both the dialogue and the performances. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Even in the full-length Italian version, 1900 is too emotionally extravagant ever to be considered a masterpiece. Rather, it’s a monumental achievement like such original and impassioned but scarcely flawless screen epics as D. W. Griffith’s Intolerance, Fritz Lang’s Metropolis and Abel Gance’s Napoleon. - 63
Chicago Reader
Some scenes are banal and offensively simpleminded. But patience, ultimately, is rewarded with a welter of detail and some mighty fine camerawork. - 60
Variety
Bertolucci’s ambitious generational canvas is elaborately constructed. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
Bertolucci can direct great set pieces, of course, and some of his biggest scenes (like the outdoor dances that are his favorites) are spectacular. But he needs well-defined characters to anchor his stories, and he seems more confident when he drills into their psyches instead of spreading himself all over the ideological map. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Like a delicious pasta salad, ruined with intermittent slabs of Velveeta cheese.
