Updated: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:59:42 GMT | By Agence France-Presse

Giuseppe Bertolucci, left-wing Italian filmmaker, dies at 65

Left-wing Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Bertolucci has died aged 65 after a long illness, his brother and longtime collaborator Bernardo Bertolucci said Saturday.


Giuseppe Bertolucci, left-wing Italian filmmaker, dies at 65

Giuseppe Bertolucci, left-wing Italian filmmaker, dies at 65

Giuseppe Bertolucci's film credits include the 1977 comedy "Berlinguer Ti Voglio Bene" (Berlinguer I Love You) starring Roberto Benigni, a homage to Italian communist reformer Enrico Berlinguer.

He also co-wrote the screenplay of his brother's 1976 epic film "Novecento" (Nineteenth Century), and directed "Panni Sporchi" (Dirty Linen), a documentary commissioned by the Italian Communist Party.

Bertolucci, who was for many years the director of the Bologna Cineteca, died in the southern city of Lecce.

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