The Last Emperor (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] | ![The Last Emperor (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/410vLksog3L.jpg) | Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Actors: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole
Studio: Criterion Collection
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Format: Color, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Widescreen
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
Running Time: 164 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.5 x 0.3
MPN: IMEBRCC1779
UPC: 715515033725
EAN: 0715515033725
Release Date: January 6, 2009
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Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awardsr, unexpectedly sweeping every category in which it was nominated-quite a feat for a challenging, multilayered epic directed by an Italian and starring an international cast. Yet the power and scope of the film was, and remains, undeniable-the life of Emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne at age three, in 1908, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval, within and without the walls of the Forbidden City. Recreating Ching-dynasty China with astonishing detail and unparalleled craftsmanship by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti, The Last Emperor is also an intimate character study of one man reconciling personal responsibility and political legacy.
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Bernardo Bertolucci does the nearly impossible with this sweeping, grand epic that tells a very personal tale. The story is a dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the emperors of China. It follows his life from its elite beginnings in the Forbidden City, where he was crowned at age three and worshipped by half a billion people. He was later forced to abdicate and, unable to fend for himself in the outside world, became a dissolute and exploited shell of a man. He died in obscurity, living as a peasant in the People's Republic. We never really warm up to John Lone in the title role, but this movie focuses more on visuals than characterization anyway. Filmed in the Forbidden City, it is spectacularly beautiful, filling the screen with saturated colors and exquisite detail. It won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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