L'ultimo imperatore
UK / France / Italy / Hong Kong,
1987, 160 min
(Director's cut: 219 min)
Directed by:
Bernardo BertolucciCinematography:
Vittorio StoraroCast:
John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Victor Wong, Ryūichi Sakamoto, Ric Young, Vivian Wu, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, 高松英郎, Kaige Chen, Dennis Dun, Henry O (more)VOD (1)
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This sweeping cinematic spectacle follows the tumultuous life of Pu Yi, the last Chinese emperor, from his elite origins in the Forbidden City - where a new English tutor (Peter O'Toole) opens the boy's mind to the outside world - to his forced abdication in 1912 and his return to the throne under Japanese rule. Inextricably intertwined with the history of modern-day China, the story ends with the once-privilege emperor living a working-class life under communist rule. (Umbrella Entertainment)
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