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The Last Emperor (DVD, 1999)
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THE LAST EMPEROR is the true story of Pu Yi, the last monarch of a China that changed drastically during his lifetime. Though he comes to power at the age of three and is waited on hand and foot by an army of servants and consorts, Pu Yi is politically powerless. His life becomes a tortuous struggle with this reality, as he is used as a puppet by the Japanese and later reeducated by the communists. Bernardo Bertolucci's award-winning film is epic, lavish, and poignant.Product Identifiers
EAN5028836030010
eBay Product ID (ePID)3947308
Product Key Features
ActorJohn Lone, Joan Chen, Dennis Dun, Peter O'Toole
Film/TV TitleThe Last Emperor
DirectorBernardo Bertolucci
LanguageEnglish
Run Time156 Mins
Aspect Ratio2.35 Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year1999
FeaturesTrailers\Interactive Menus\Scene Selection, Widescreen
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureChina
ReviewsVariety - ...A film of unique, quite unsurpassed visual splendor, THE LAST EMPEROR makes for a fascinating trip to another world..., Entertainment Weekly - "...Numbingly beautiful....Sumptuous chinoiserie..." -- Rating: B+
Additional InformationThe story of Pu Yi, who ascended to the Imperial Throne in China at the age of three and became the countryÆs last Emperor. Although it is 160 minutes long and shot with breathtaking scope and sumptuousness, Bernardo Bertolucci's film is a story about claustrophobia. Pu Yi is a prisoner in the palace he rules over. Outside, real power changes hands with each coup d'etat. Pu Yi grows to manhood, is tutored by a Westerner (Peter O'Toole), and marries a gorgeous princess (Joan Chen). However, the adult Pu Yi (John Lone) is destined for a communist re-education camp when the war is over. From start to finish, Pu Yi is a passive antihero who can never come to grips with the idea that the absolute power conferred on him as a child was only a mirage. The mistakes Pu Yi made trying to realise that power--especially collaborating with the Japanese during the war--provide Bertolucci with the chance to explore his familiar theme of collaboration and its moral consequences (as he did in THE CONFORMIST and 1900). In the end, Pu Yi seems to have reached a kind of peace, and the terrible waste of a special man's life disappears into a drab, grey-clad Beijing.
AwardsBest Picture 1987 -, Best Director 1987 - Bernardo Bertolucci, Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1988 - Mark Peploe, Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1988 - Bernardo Bertolucci
Sound sourceDolby Digital Stereo
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Movie/TV TitleThe Last Emperor
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- 12 Apr, 2018
The last emporer
Really good film great actors true story such a shame what happens to HIMVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Sep, 2017
It helps if you know a little Chinese history
We saw this prior to a trip to Beijing. We didn't go to the Forbidden City so this was the closest that we got. It helps if you have a little knowledge of Chinese history to put the stages in his life into context.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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