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A frail sounding Empress Dowager Cixi sits on a throne in her regalia.
I have decided that you will be the new lord of 10,000 years.
Pu yi, wearing round glasses slowly looks up with a spotlight on his face.
You will be the son of heaven.
Dramatic Chinese music begins to play.
A stream of guards on horses enter.
A small boy, Pu yi as a child, holds a woman's hand as doors open in front of them.
At the age of three, he ascended to the Dragon Throne.
They walk towards Empress Dowager Cixi on her throne.
Pu yi stands as a person gets on their knees and bows before him.
As a boy he was the absolute ruler of Imperial China.
Pu yi is carried by his guards in a sqaure full of people. He stands and raises his hand.
Stop! The emperor will walk.
Two boys look over a wall.
His life filled with sights and sounds no other human being on earth can experience.
An assortment of guards sit in a square.
Outside a temple, people are walking around at sundown.
Three ladies near a lily pond in ornate clothing use spectacles.
R.J, a refined English gentleman, speaks to a man.
I think the emperor is the loneliest boy on earth.
A group of guards in black shut a huge red door then stand in front of it.
Pi yu stands in front of his carriage.
I want a modern wife Johnston, who speaks English and French.
Pu yi peeks over a red cloth to look at Wan Yung who looks up at him hopefully.
And who can dance the quickstep.
Wan Yung kisses Pu yi on the cheek.
Guards push the red door open.
Pu yi wears dark lenses in his glasses.
As a man he became it's captive.
Soldiers run in one direction as a man carrying a camera walks in the other.
Pu yi lies in bed talking to a woman who sits beside him.
I don't want to escape any more. I want to rule.
A figure walks along a high wall looking down at a group of soldiers.
A victim of it's violent history.
Booted feet walk over a metal grate.
Pu yi is led down a corridor.
A tired looking Pu yi responds to questioning from an official.
I am accused of being a traitor, a collaborator and a counter-revolutionary.
It is not an accusation!
A figure walks up stairs.
A prisoner of his own power.
Pu yi holds part of his ponytail and slices it off.
RJ and Pu yi sit in the back of a car, both suited and facing forward.
- Do you think a man can become emperor again? - Yes.
Soldiers on motorbikes and cars drive across a plain.
The Japanese, they are getting closer to him every day.
Wan Yung talks to her friend.
Pu yi dressed in ornate army uniform looks on.
He was Pu yi, Lord of 10,000 years.
Pu yi slowly stands up.
A woman in evening attire holds a drink aloft and raises a toast which others join in.
10,000 years!
Pu yi looks on with a smile.
The Last Emperor.
From a second floor, partygoers throw streamers down through the air.
Music swells with quicks cuts of young Pu yi running as both a toddler and teenager towards a large sheet.
Booted feet walk down a grey corridor.
Two women dance together at an elegant ball.
Pu yi runs as a teenager.
An eye looks through a circular hole in a wall.
Pu yi in a prison holds a toothbrush as he stands next to his cellmate.
Pu yi as a toddler walks among a crowd.
A teenager in traditional clothing is consoled by a woman.
Pu yi as a toddler walks among a crowd again.
Pu yi kisses a woman who sits beside him.
Wan yung in make-up sheds a tear.
Two fists are clenched in water as blood dissolves from them.
A man raises a gun.
Guards climb off their knees.
Crowds march carrying banners.
Flags are waved in a dance.
Pu yi as a toddler walks past his guards.
A group march through the street holding posters of Mao Zedong.
Pu yi dressed for the cold and looking frail walks slowly.
A square full of people falling to the knees in deference.
Young Pu yi looks out at them.
A much older Pu yi looks up with a smile.
Outside a palace square, thousands of people are gathered.
Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor
A caption reads: Jeremy Thomas Presents A Film By Bernardo Bertolucci - The Last Emperor.
Arrow Video
Director of The Spider's Stratagem, The Conformist, and Last Tango in Paris, Bernardo Bertolucci was one of the greats of Italian cinema. In 1987 his acclaimed epic The Last Emperor - made with British producer Jeremy Thomas (Naked Lunch, Crash) - swept the 60th Academy Awards winning nine Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director.
Following the life of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his birth in 1908 through his childhood in the fortress-like Forbidden City and his later misguided collaboration with the Japanese in World War II, The Last Emperor tells the history of China through the eyes of the man brought up to believe he was the country's divine ruler.
Filmed on location in China, Bertolucci and Thomas were the first western filmmakers to be allowed access to previously forbidden locations. Together with a cast including John Lone, Joan Chen and Peter O'Toole, and director of photography Vittorio Storaro's lushly evocative cinematography, they created a classic film of sweeping scope and delicate intimacy that stunned critics and audiences alike. The Last Emperor arrives in a brand new 4K restoration that will take your breath away.
Product Features
- New 4K restoration of the original theatrical version
- Original and extended versions of the film presented in their original aspect ratio of 2.39:1
- Original uncompressed stereo 2.0 audio, plus 5.1 audio option for theatrical version
- Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork options
- Eight double-sided postcard sized lobby card reproduction artcards
- Fold-out double-sided poster featuring two artwork options
- Illustrated collectors book featuring new writing by film critics Kat Ellinger and Philip Kemp, plus select archival material
DISC 1 - THEATRICAL VERSION
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-rayTM presentation
- Original uncompressed stereo 2.0 and 5.1 audio options
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- First to Last: The Road to the Forbidden City, a new documentary by film critic David Cairns exploring Bernardo Bertolucci's career prior to The Last Emperor
- Open the Door, a new documentary by film critics David Cairns & Fiona Watson in which they follow Bertolucci into the Forbidden City to explore in-depth The Last Emperor and the truth on which it is based
- Archive interview with director Bernardo Bertolucci
- Archive interview with star John Lone
- Archive interview with star Joan Chen
- Postcard from China, video footage shot by Bernardo Bertolucci while location scouting in China
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
DISC 2 - EXTENDED VERSION
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original uncompressed stereo 2.0 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Arrow Video
- 382 mins approx
- 15
- 2.39:1
- English
- 2
- Arrow Video
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- English, Japanese
- John Lone
- Joan Chen
- Peter O-Toole
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- English
- 1987
- B
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A frail sounding Empress Dowager Cixi sits on a throne in her regalia.
I have decided that you will be the new lord of 10,000 years.
Pu yi, wearing round glasses slowly looks up with a spotlight on his face.
You will be the son of heaven.
Dramatic Chinese music begins to play.
A stream of guards on horses enter.
A small boy, Pu yi as a child, holds a woman's hand as doors open in front of them.
At the age of three, he ascended to the Dragon Throne.
They walk towards Empress Dowager Cixi on her throne.
Pu yi stands as a person gets on their knees and bows before him.
As a boy he was the absolute ruler of Imperial China.
Pu yi is carried by his guards in a sqaure full of people. He stands and raises his hand.
Stop! The emperor will walk.
Two boys look over a wall.
His life filled with sights and sounds no other human being on earth can experience.
An assortment of guards sit in a square.
Outside a temple, people are walking around at sundown.
Three ladies near a lily pond in ornate clothing use spectacles.
R.J, a refined English gentleman, speaks to a man.
I think the emperor is the loneliest boy on earth.
A group of guards in black shut a huge red door then stand in front of it.
Pi yu stands in front of his carriage.
I want a modern wife Johnston, who speaks English and French.
Pu yi peeks over a red cloth to look at Wan Yung who looks up at him hopefully.
And who can dance the quickstep.
Wan Yung kisses Pu yi on the cheek.
Guards push the red door open.
Pu yi wears dark lenses in his glasses.
As a man he became it's captive.
Soldiers run in one direction as a man carrying a camera walks in the other.
Pu yi lies in bed talking to a woman who sits beside him.
I don't want to escape any more. I want to rule.
A figure walks along a high wall looking down at a group of soldiers.
A victim of it's violent history.
Booted feet walk over a metal grate.
Pu yi is led down a corridor.
A tired looking Pu yi responds to questioning from an official.
I am accused of being a traitor, a collaborator and a counter-revolutionary.
It is not an accusation!
A figure walks up stairs.
A prisoner of his own power.
Pu yi holds part of his ponytail and slices it off.
RJ and Pu yi sit in the back of a car, both suited and facing forward.
- Do you think a man can become emperor again? - Yes.
Soldiers on motorbikes and cars drive across a plain.
The Japanese, they are getting closer to him every day.
Wan Yung talks to her friend.
Pu yi dressed in ornate army uniform looks on.
He was Pu yi, Lord of 10,000 years.
Pu yi slowly stands up.
A woman in evening attire holds a drink aloft and raises a toast which others join in.
10,000 years!
Pu yi looks on with a smile.
The Last Emperor.
From a second floor, partygoers throw streamers down through the air.
Music swells with quicks cuts of young Pu yi running as both a toddler and teenager towards a large sheet.
Booted feet walk down a grey corridor.
Two women dance together at an elegant ball.
Pu yi runs as a teenager.
An eye looks through a circular hole in a wall.
Pu yi in a prison holds a toothbrush as he stands next to his cellmate.
Pu yi as a toddler walks among a crowd.
A teenager in traditional clothing is consoled by a woman.
Pu yi as a toddler walks among a crowd again.
Pu yi kisses a woman who sits beside him.
Wan yung in make-up sheds a tear.
Two fists are clenched in water as blood dissolves from them.
A man raises a gun.
Guards climb off their knees.
Crowds march carrying banners.
Flags are waved in a dance.
Pu yi as a toddler walks past his guards.
A group march through the street holding posters of Mao Zedong.
Pu yi dressed for the cold and looking frail walks slowly.
A square full of people falling to the knees in deference.
Young Pu yi looks out at them.
A much older Pu yi looks up with a smile.
Outside a palace square, thousands of people are gathered.
Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor
A caption reads: Jeremy Thomas Presents A Film By Bernardo Bertolucci - The Last Emperor.
Arrow Video
Director of The Spider's Stratagem, The Conformist, and Last Tango in Paris, Bernardo Bertolucci was one of the greats of Italian cinema. In 1987 his acclaimed epic The Last Emperor - made with British producer Jeremy Thomas (Naked Lunch, Crash) - swept the 60th Academy Awards winning nine Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director.
Following the life of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his birth in 1908 through his childhood in the fortress-like Forbidden City and his later misguided collaboration with the Japanese in World War II, The Last Emperor tells the history of China through the eyes of the man brought up to believe he was the country's divine ruler.
Filmed on location in China, Bertolucci and Thomas were the first western filmmakers to be allowed access to previously forbidden locations. Together with a cast including John Lone, Joan Chen and Peter O'Toole, and director of photography Vittorio Storaro's lushly evocative cinematography, they created a classic film of sweeping scope and delicate intimacy that stunned critics and audiences alike. The Last Emperor arrives in a brand new 4K restoration that will take your breath away.
Product Features
- New 4K restoration of the original theatrical version
- Original and extended versions of the film presented in their original aspect ratio of 2.39:1
- Original uncompressed stereo 2.0 audio, plus 5.1 audio option for theatrical version
- Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork options
- Eight double-sided postcard sized lobby card reproduction artcards
- Fold-out double-sided poster featuring two artwork options
- Illustrated collectors book featuring new writing by film critics Kat Ellinger and Philip Kemp, plus select archival material
DISC 1 - THEATRICAL VERSION
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-rayTM presentation
- Original uncompressed stereo 2.0 and 5.1 audio options
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- First to Last: The Road to the Forbidden City, a new documentary by film critic David Cairns exploring Bernardo Bertolucci's career prior to The Last Emperor
- Open the Door, a new documentary by film critics David Cairns & Fiona Watson in which they follow Bertolucci into the Forbidden City to explore in-depth The Last Emperor and the truth on which it is based
- Archive interview with director Bernardo Bertolucci
- Archive interview with star John Lone
- Archive interview with star Joan Chen
- Postcard from China, video footage shot by Bernardo Bertolucci while location scouting in China
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
DISC 2 - EXTENDED VERSION
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original uncompressed stereo 2.0 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Arrow Video
- 382 mins approx
- 15
- 2.39:1
- English
- 2
- Arrow Video
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- English, Japanese
- John Lone
- Joan Chen
- Peter O-Toole
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- English
- 1987
- B
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