1900

1900 (Italian: Novecento, "900") is a 1976 Italian epic film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Donald Sutherland, Alida Valli and Burt Lancaster. Set in Bertolucci's ancestral region of Emilia, the film chronicles the lives of two men during the political turmoils that took place in Italy in the first half on the 20th century. The film was screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, but wa... more

1900 (Italian: Novecento, "900") is a 1976 Italian epic film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Donald Sutherland, Alida Valli and Burt Lancaster. Set in Bertolucci's ancestral region of Emilia, the film chronicles the lives of two men during the political turmoils that took place in Italy in the first half on the 20th century. The film was screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition. Born the same day as the turn of the twentieth century, Alfredo Berlinghieri (De Niro) and Olmo Dalcò (Depardieu) come from opposite ends of the social spectrum. Alfredo is the son of a rich landowner, while Olmo is an illegitimate peasant son. As Alfredo is somewhat rebellious and despises the falseness of his family, in particular his father, he befriends Olmo, who is brought up as a socialist. After World War I, their friendship continues, but slowly the rise of the fascists, as embodied by the... less