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The last emperor
Uniform Title
Last emperor (Motion picture)
Title
The last emperor [videorecording] / Yanco Films and Tao Films ; produced by Jeremy Thomas ; screenplay by Mark Peploe with Bernardo Bertolucci ; directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
ISBN
9781604650952
1604650958
9781604659375
1604659378
Edition
[Blu-ray version, Widescreen format], Director-approved Blu-ray special ed.
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2008.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally produced 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 Ryūichi 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.
Photography, Vittorio Storaro ; editor, Gabriella Cristiani ; music, Ryūichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su ; costume designer, James Acheson ; production designer, Ferdinando Scarfiotti.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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 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)
Access and use
This disc is copy protected.
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
Variant and related titles
Italian traveler, Bernardo Bertolucci.
Chinese adventure of Bernardo Bertolucci.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 07, 2023
Series
Criterion collection ; 422
Credits
Photography, Vittorio Storaro ; editor, Gabriella Cristiani ; music, Ryūichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su ; costume designer, James Acheson ; production designer, Ferdinando Scarfiotti.
Cast
John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryūichi Sakamoto.
System details note
Blu-ray, region A, fullscreen (2.00:1); DTS-HD Master Audio stereo.
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD player.
Partial contents
Special features include: Audio commentary featuring director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryūichi 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 number
CC1779BD Criterion Collection
CC2429BD Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Historical films.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.
History.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Films historiques.
Films biographiques.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Films de fiction.
Also listed under
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Yanco Films.
Tao Film (Firm)
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