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The Last Emperor

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Bertolucci — collaborating with the great cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (The Conformist; Apocalypse Now) — created one of the most sumptuous of all epics to chronicle the life of Puyi, born in 1906 and regent Emperor of China from the age of three… until he was forced to abdicate after the Chinese Revolution of 1912. But this was only the first chapter in a tumultuous life…

The film won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Cinematography, Production Design, Sound and Score (Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cong Su and David Byrne). Shamefully the Asian cast — notably John Lone and Joan Chen — were not even nominated.

 

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Director

Bernardo Bertolucci

Cast

John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Toole, Victor Wong, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Richard Vuu

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Country of Origin

UK/USA/China

Year

1987

Language

In English, Mandarin and Japanese with English subtitles

Focus
19+
163 min

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Screenwriter

Bernardo Bertolucci, Mark Peploe

Cinematography

Vittorio Storaro

Editor

Gabriella Cristiani

Original Music

Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su

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