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(Encyclopedia) Bertolucci, BernardoBertolucci, Bernardobĕrnärˈdō bĕrˌtōl&oomacr;tˈchē [key], 1940–2018, Italian film director and screenwriter, considered one of the finest Italian directors of…
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(Encyclopedia) Georgian literature. Early Georgian literature shows the influence of two distinctly different civilizations—medieval Eastern Orthodox Christianity and, later, Persia. The Passion of…
