The Last Emperor

feature film, biopic, historical drama, UK, Italy, France, 1987

DIRECTED BY: Bernardo Bertolucci

The Last Emperor

CAST:
John Lone (Pu Yi,
odrasli),
Joan Chen (Wan Jung),
Peter O'Toole,
Roucheng Ying

SCRIPT:
Mark Peploe,
Bernardo Bertolucci (based on autobiography by Henry Pu Yi)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Vittorio Storaro

EDITING:
Gabriella Cristiani

Synopsis:
This is the film version of Pu Yi, the last Chinese emperor’s biography. As a three year old, Pu Yi became an emperor, but four years later China is made a republic and his empire becomes a small territory of the Forbidden City. This film follows Pu Yi’s life, from his luxurious childhood to his last years that he spent as a gardener in a botanical garden in Peking.

color, 163'

Trailer