Bernardo Bertolucci's epic film tells the incredible story of Pu Yi who in 1908 at the age of three became ruler of nearly half of the world's population. He was the ""Son of heaven"" ""Lord of Ten Thousand Years"" and the last emperor of China. His reign was short and three years later a revolution ended three thousand years of imperial rule and a new republic was born. Allowed to remain in his palace and the enclosed walls of the Forbidden City he was unable to venture further than the city gates. Here he would stay for twelve years a prisoner protected from... but also ignorant of the outside world. Eventually expelled by a republican warlord Pu Yi began an incredible journey of self discovery that would span a quarter of a century. Winner of nine Oscars The Last Emperor was one of the biggest and most ambitious productions ever undertaken. Director Bernardo Bertolucci and Producer Jeremy Thomas spent two years in negotiations before being granted the unprecedented permission to not only film in China but within the Forbidden City itself. The result was one of the most visually breathtaking and moving epics ever made. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Bernardo Bertolucci&39;s epic film tells the incredible story of Pu Yi who in 1908 at the age of three became ruler of nearly half of the world&39;s population He was the "Son of heaven" "Lord of Ten Thousand Years" and the last emperor of China His reign was short and three years later a revolution ended three thousand years of imperial rule and a new republic was born Allowed to remain in his palace and the enclosed walls of the Forbidden City he was unable to venture further than the city gates Here he would stay for twelve years a prisoner protected from but also ignorant of the outside world Eventually expelled by a republican warlord Pu Yi began an incredible journey of self discovery that would span a quarter of a century Winner of nine Oscars The Last Emperor was one of the biggest and most ambitious productions ever undertaken Director Bernardo Bertolucci and Producer Jeremy Thomas spent two years in negotiations before being granted the unprecedented permission to not only film in China but within the Forbidden City itself The result was one of the most visually breathtaking and moving epics ever made Actors John Lone Joan Chen Peter O&39;Toole Ying Ruocheng Victor Wong Denis Dun Ryuichi Sakamoto Vivian Wu Dennis Dun & Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Director Bernardo Bertolucci Certificate 15 years and over Year 1987 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning epic about the last imperial ruler of China. In 1908 the three-year-old Pu Yi is made Lord of Ten Thousand Years, but is soon forced to abdicate. He is, however, kept on as a symbolic figure and educated by an English tutor (Peter O'Toole) until he is thrown out by the new government. Now in his late twenties, Pu Yi takes his two wives to Tientsin and lives the life of a playboy.
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