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Last Emperor, The: The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray)

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  • Additional Details
  • Format: Blu-Ray
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Run Time: 165 Minutes
  • Region: A Region?
  • Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
  • Studio: Criterion Collection
  • Blu-Ray Release Date: January 6, 2009
  • Audio: ENGLISH: DTS-HD MA 5.1
  • Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
  • Cast: John Lone,Joan Chen,Peter O'Toole,Ying Ruocheng
  • Genre: Drama
  • Color: Color
  • Includes:
    - Audio commentary featuring director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryuichi 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 52-minute documentary that revisits the film’s making
    - 47-minute documentary featuring Storaro, editor Gabriella Cristiani, costume designer James Acheson, and art director Gianni Silvestri
    - A 66-minute BBC documentary exploring Bertolucci’s creative process and the making of The Last Emperor
    - A 30-minute interview with Bertolucci from 1989
    - An interview from 2008 with composer David Byrne
    - A new interview with Ian Buruma examining the historical period of the film
    - Theatrical trailer
    - Plus: a booklet featuring an essay by critic David Thomson
  • Release Date: 1987
Bernardo Bertolucci's sumptuous epic about the last monarch of China, "The Last Emporer: The Criterion Collection" (1987) is a feast for the eyes. When he ascends to the throne at age three, the Manchurian Emporer of China becomes more a symbol than a vessel of real power. As he matures, the power that was always an illusion becomes less and less attainable, until finally he must cope with having none at all. This stunning saga won a total of nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1987, and is presented here for the first time on Blu-ray.

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