The Last Emperor

“The Last Emperoris a 1987 biopic about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China . . . [i]ndependently produced by Jeremy Thomas . . .   [This movie depicts Puyi’s ascension] to the throne as a small boy [and his downfall] to . . . imprisonment and political rehabilitation by the Chinese Communist authorities. . . .

. . . It was the first feature[d] film . . . [that was] authorized by the Chinese government to film [inside] the Forbidden City in Beijing.  It won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.”

Directed by:  Bernardo Bertolucci

Produced by:  Jeremy Thomas
Written by:  Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring:  John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Maggie Han, Ric Young, Vivian Wu and Chen Kaige
Music by:  Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su
Cinematography by:  Vittorio Storaro
Editing by:  Gabriella Cristiani

Category by FTI Movie House: Drama