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- 1977
- Unrated
- Paramount Pictures
- 4 h 5 m
- 1977
- Unrated
- Paramount Pictures
- 4 h 5 m
Summary The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Directed By: Bernardo Bertolucci
Written By: Franco Arcalli, Giuseppe Bertolucci, Bernardo Bertolucci
- 1977
- Unrated
- Paramount Pictures
- 4 h 5 m
- 1977
- Unrated
- Paramount Pictures
- 4 h 5 m
1900
70
5.3
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Summary The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Directed By: Bernardo Bertolucci
Written By: Franco Arcalli, Giuseppe Bertolucci, Bernardo Bertolucci
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
70
64% Positive
9 Reviews
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36% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
70
64% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
36% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Like a Visconti epic gone mad, explosive, beautiful, unforgettable. [08 Dec 2006, p.C8]
Haphazard in its narrative but consistently mesmerizing until an overdose of communist rah-rah in the late going. [08 Dec 2005, p.4E]
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.
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.
Like a delicious pasta salad, ruined with intermittent slabs of Velveeta cheese.
Whether one takes the two-part movie as a glamorous epic or as a lengthy advertisement for the Italian communist party, it still looks like a major catastrophe.
User Score
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Based on 15 User Ratings
5.3
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User Score
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Based on 15 User Ratings
5.3
53% Positive
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47% Negative
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Awards
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 2 Nominations
Bodil Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sant Jordi Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
