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"The life of Emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne in 1908 at the age of three, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval within and without the walls of the Forbidden City." -- Container.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Last emperor (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Yanco Films, Tao Film SRL, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Thomas, Jeremy, Peploe, Mark, Bertolucci, Bernardo, Lone, John, 1952-, Chen, Joan, 1961-, O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013, Ying, Ruocheng, Wong, Victor, Dun, Dennis, Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952-, Storaro, Vittorio, 1940-, Cristiani, Gabriella, Byrne, David, 1952-, Su, Cong, 1957-, Acheson, James, Scarfiotti, Ferdinando, Cesari, Bruno, Desideri, Osvaldo, Rowe, William (William S.), Sharrock, Ivan
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2008.
Edition:[Director-approved Blu-ray special ed.].
Series:Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 422.
Subjects:
Puyi, > 1906-1967 > Drama.
China > History > Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 > Drama.
China > Kings and rulers > Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:"The life of Emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne in 1908 at the age of three, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval within and without the walls of the Forbidden City." -- Container.
Item Description:Title from disc.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
Accompanying booklet featuring an essay by critic David Thomson.
Special 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-minute film by Fernand Moszkowicz tracing the director's geographic influences, from Parma to China; video images taken by Bertolucci while on preproduction in China; The Chinese Adventure of Bernardo Bertolucci, a 51-minute film by Paolo Brunato revisiting the creation of the film; a 45-minute documentary featuring Storaro, editor Gabriella Cristiani, costume designer James Acheson and art director Gianni Silvestri; a 66-minute documentary exploring Bertolucci's creative process and the making of the Last Emperor; a 30-minute BBC interview with Bertolucci from 1989; an interview from 2008 with composer David Byrne; a 2008 interview with cultural historian Ian Buruma examining the period of the film; theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet ([14] pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm.)
Format:Blu-ray disc; high-definition, 2.00:1 aspect ratio; region A; DTS-HD Master Audio stereo.
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD player.
Awards:Academy Awards, USA, 1988,: Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Ferdinando Scariotti, Burno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri) ; Best Cinematography (Vittorio Storaro) ; Best Costm Design (James Acheson) ; Best Director (Bernardo Bertolucci) ; Best Music, Original Score (Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su) ; Best Picture (Jeremy Thomas) ; Best Writing, Screenplay based on material from another medium (Mark Peploe, Bernardo bertolucci)
Production Credits:Photography, Vittorio Storaro ; editor, Gabriella Cristiana ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su ; costume designer, James Acheson ; production designer, Ferdinando Scarfiotti.
ISBN:9781604650952
1604650958