The Last Emperor (1987)
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- Synopsis
- The Last Emperor is the true story of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, the last ruler of the Chinese Ching Dynasty. Told in flashback, the film covers the years 1908 to 1967....
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- Starring
- John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong
- Director(s)
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Distributor(s)
- Columbia Pictures
- MPAA Rating
- Not Yet Rated
- Runtime
- 225 min.
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Critic Reviews
Emperor is like Full Metal Jacket - uneven, fuzzy, imperfect, and one of the reasons the movies were invented. [20 Nov 1987, p.1D]Read the full review
It probably is unforgivably bourgeois to admire a film because of its locations, but in the case of The Last Emperor the narrative cannot be separated from the awesome presence of the Forbidden City, and from Bertolucci's astonishing use of locations, authentic costumes and thousands of extras to create the everyday reality of this strange little boy.Read the full review
The most startling achievement of The Last Emperor is that it accomplishes what seems to have eluded Bertolucci for some time. He has found the small in the large and, in many ways, he has created what many thought impossible -- an intimate epic. [18 Dec 1987, p.95]Read the full review
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