The last emperor / Jeremy Thomas presents ; screenplay by Mark Peploe with Bernardo Bertolucci ; produced by Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Bernardo Bertolucci ; made by Yanco Films Limited and Tao Film SRL ; in association with Recorded Picture Company (Productions) Limited, Screenframe Limited, AAA Soprofilms.
"The life of [Chinese] 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"--Container.
| Uniform Title: | Last emperor (Motion picture)
Criterion collection ; 422. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Language: | English Chinese Japanese |
| Language of the Original: |
English |
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Predominantly in English. Some dialogue in Chinese or Japanese, with English subtitles.
Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
| Published: |
[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2008], ©2008.
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| Edition: | Director-approved special edition; widescreen format (2.00:first). |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
422. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Physical Description: | 4 videodiscs (703 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (90 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm). |
| Variant Title: |
Bernardo Bertolucci's The last emperor. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
"The life of [Chinese] 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"--Container. |
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| Note: | Special features (Disc 1): optional audio commentary by Bertolucci, Thomas, Peploe & Sakamoto; theatrical trailer; color bars. Special features (Disc 3): "Bernardo Bertolucci : le voyageur Italien" = "Bernardo Bertolucci : the Italian traveler" documentary (1992?, 53 min., in Italian with English subtitles); "Videocartolina dalla China" = "Postcards from China" featurette (1985?, 8 min., with optional audio commentary by Bertolucci in English); "Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese adventure" documentary (1986, 51 min., in Italian with English subtitles); "Making 'The last emperor'" documentary (2008, 45 min., in English). Special features (Disc 4): "The South Bank show : The making of 'The last emperor'" BBC documentary television program (1988, 66 min., in English); "David Byrne on 'The last emperor'" interview (2007, 25 min., in English); "Beyond the Forbidden City : Ian Buruma on China's tumultuous past" documentary (2008, 45 min., in English); "Face to face : Jeremy Issacs talks to Bernardo Bertolucci" interview (1989, 30 min., in English). Booklet includes an essay by David Thomson ("'The last emperor', or the Manchurian candidate"), a reminiscence by Bertolucci ("Billions of emperors"), an interview with Scarfiotti (conducted in 1992 by Vincent LoBrutto), an interview with Ying Ruocheng (conducted in 1987 by Ulrike Koch), and production diary extracts ("Days of the dragon" by Fabien S. Gerard, as translated by Emiliano Battista). "Enhanced for 16:9 televisions"--Disc labels. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CR4 D0093158 VideoDVD |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, USA, 1988: Oscar - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Ferdinando Scarfiotti, Bruno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri) ; Best Cinematography (Vittorio Storaro) ; Best Costume Design (James Acheson) ; Best Director (Bernardo Bertolucci) ; Best Film Editing (Gabriella Cristiani) ; Best Music, Original Score (Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su) ; Best Picture (Jeremy Thomas) ; Best Sound (Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock) ; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci) |
| ISBN: | 9781604650143 1604650141 |
| Credits: | Photography by Vittorio Storaro ; editor, Gabriella Cristiani ; music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su ; costume designer, James Acheson ; production designer, Ferdinando Scarfiotti. |
| System Details: | DVD, region 1; Dolby digital surround. |
| Cast: |
John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto. |