


The Italian director died yesterday at the age of 77 following a glittering film career spanning more than half a century and netted him multiple Oscars.īut while he was recognised for a string of hit movies such as T he Conformist, The Sheltering Sky and Stealing Beauty, it is one horrific scene from the 1972 flick Last Tango In Paris that is most firmly etched in the public’s memory. A rape scene which shocked the world and left a teenage actor scarred for decades has overshadowed the illustrious career of late filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci.
