Actors: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Language: ENGLISH: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A
Aspect Ratio: 2.02:1 Number of Discs: 1 Rating: PG-13 Orig. Release Date: 1987 Studio: Criterion Release Date: 1/6/2014 Run Time: 164 Min.
- 16-page booklet
containing the following: "The Last Emperor, or the Manchurian Candidate", an essay by
David Thompson, information about the director's approved transfer, acknowledgments,
special thanks, and production credits.
- Audio commentary featuring Bernardo
Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screen-writer Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryuichi
Sakamato
- "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 production in China
- "The Chinese Adventure of Bernardo
Bertolucci", a 51-minute film by Paolo Brunatto revisiting the creation of the film
- 45-minute
documentary featuring Storato, editor Gabriella Christiana, costume designer James
Acheson, and art director Gianni Silvestri
- 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
- 2008
interview with cultural historian Ian Buruma examining the period of the film
- theatrical trailer.
Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards, unexpectedly sweeping
every category in which it was nominated. 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.
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