Bertolucci's 'Novecento' Gets Major Exhibition in Parma for 50th Anniversary

A major exhibition titled 'Bernardo Bertolucci. Il Novecento' opens at Palazzo del Governatore in Parma, marking the 50th anniversary of Bertolucci's epic film 'Novecento' (1976). The show is structured as a 'device of the gaze' across 25 rooms and four sections, exploring the film's dual temporality—linear history and cyclical nature—and its political core centered on Liberation Day (April 25). It features works by artists such as Franco Angeli, Renato Guttuso, Mario Schifano, and Taner Ceylan, alongside film materials, photographs, and drawings. The exhibition highlights the film's connection to Emilia, its use of Pellizza da Volpedo's 'Il Quarto Stato' in the opening credits, and Ennio Morricone's score. The film, originally over five hours long, required more than a year of shooting and another year of editing.