The life before '68 was very different from the life after '68. Before '68, our days were full of authoritarian moments. There were authorities everywhere. In fact, the movement of '68 was young people against their authorities, children against their parents. And that remained. The most important thing of all, the thing that lasted, was the first feminist movement and the position of women in society. That completely changed and that was very, very important.
Bernardo BertolucciAfter many, many years, I fell out of love with politics. It's not something I like but it's the truth.
Bernardo BertolucciIf you mention any ideological thing about shooting Last Tango in Paris, I was thinking I was doing a political film.
Bernardo BertolucciTo explore technology for me is something that I have to do. Otherwise, I feel completely left in the back... abandoned.
Bernardo BertolucciWhat I was talking about was, of course, very autobiographical - '68 was the moment when all the young people were incredibly excited, because when we were going to sleep, we knew we would wake up not tomorrow, but in the future. There was a sense of future that was the result of the mixture of politics, cinema, music, the first joints. And the movies were a very important part of that cocktail.
Bernardo Bertolucci