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THE LAST EMPEROR (1989)

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User Rating:   7.9/10   23,036 votes


Criterion Collection # 422

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BluRay Release Date: January 6, 2009


Director: Bernardo Bertolucci


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Bernardo Bertolucci?s The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards, 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.




Format: BluRay 1080p Dual-Layered

Disc Size: 45.9 Gb -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 164 minutes

Type: Color

Aspect Ratio: 2.00:1 | Anamorphic

Sound (main feature): English DTS-HD Master Audio (DTS Core 2.0) | commentary in DD2.0

Subtitles: optional English



DISC FEATURES:

# Audio commentary featuring director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryuichi Sakamoto.
# The Italian Traveler: Bernardo Bertolucci, a 53:03 film by Fernand Moszkowicz tracing the director's geographic influences, from Parma to China (SD).
# Video images taken by Bertolucci while on preproduction in China.
# The Chinese Adventure of Bernardo Bertolucci, a 50:53 documentary that revisits the film's making.
# Making the Last Emperor -- a new, 47-minute documentary featuring Storaro, editor Gabriella Cristiana, costume designer James Acheson, and art director Gianni Silvestri.
# A 1:06:03 BBC documentary exploring Bertolucci's creative process and the making of The Last Emperor (SD).
# A 30:35 interview with Bertolucci from 1989.
# A new interview with composer David Byrne  (25:05 in SD).
# A 2008 interview with Ian Buruma examining the historical period of the film.


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