Mail-Order Catalogue, Burtons Menswear, Laura Ashly, Crucial Technology, a division of Micron, Carphone Wearhouse, Mothercare UK Baby Store Chapters, Canada . Buy Now Pay Later With Interest Free Credit | Thornton The Last Emperor Usually ships in 24 hours Delivery is subject to warehouse availability. Shipping delays may occur if we receive more orders than stock. Our Price: $14.95 iRewards Program members receive iRewards Program points on this item. Ordering is 100% secure . Spend $39 or more at chapters.indigo.ca and your order ships free!. ( Details ) Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Video Release: February 2000 | Theatrical Release: 1987 Runtime: 164 Rating: PG-13 (MPAA) Released by Orion Home Video | UPC: 012236072836 Our customers who bought this item also bought: Pride and Prejudice Box Set ( 6 Pack ) (2002) VHS ~ Colin Firth chapters.indigo Review Bernardo Bertolucci's epic film recounts the life of the last emperor of China, who became the figurehead leader of an entire nation at the age of three. The Last Emperor is a sweeping, entrancing film that's as visually spectacular as it is heart-rending. Pu Yi (John Lone) lives his entire childhood and a good chunk of his young adult life entirely cared for by servants. The true ruling powers in China keep him as a symbol because it suits their purposes. On the day when it no longer does, the emperor must learn to fend for himself for the first time. Swept up in his country's political changes, Pu Yi ends his life as a gardener. This powerful film won an Oscar for best picture in 1987. Notes The film premiered on the closing night of the Tokyo International Film Festival, October 4, 1987. Bertolucci shot the film on location, and the Chinese government allowed him to film in the Forbidden City, which for years had been closed to tourists and non-Chinese, and which had never before been filmed. Most critics agreed that this film contained one of the most lavish production designs in cinema history. Many of the costumes were Chinese originals, and the estimated budget was $25 million. This was Bertolucci's first film since "Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man" (1981), and it ended his six-year hiatus from directing. Shot in Technovision. Description The epic, true story of Pu Yi, who became China's Last Emperor at the age of 3. After Mao's revolution, the Emperor's "Forbidden City," in which the film was actually shot, becomes more of a museum where he is a living exhibit. Academy Award Nominations: 9. Academy Awards: 9, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. Synopsis In 1908, three-year-old Pu Yi ascended the Chinese throne and became the last emperor China was ever to know; by his eighth birthday, a new government had already seized power, keeping him only as a figurehead and a sop to tradition. The film chronicles Pu Yi's entire life, from his childhood in the Forbidden Palace, whose gates defined the limits of his world, through his time as the Japanese-controlled puppet ruler of Manchuria, and finally, to his capture by the Communists, who put him through a ten-year "re-education" program. After his release, Pu Yi -- the child who had done nothing for himself, who had had multitudes of servants to perform every small task -- spent the remainder of his life as a gardener, finally finding a measure of happiness and freedom in his work. When he once again visits the Forbidden Palace, now open to the tourist trade, and sits for a moment in the throne from which he had once ruled, all he feels is a confused mixture of emotions. Edition Description • Originally in English • Closed Captioned • Dolby Surround • NTSC (Canada and USA) • Color Info Desk iREWARDS Program About Our Company Affiliate Opportunities Careers Contact Us Corporate Sales Gift Certificates Privacy Policy Shipping Rates Store Locations Wish List chapters.indigo.ca: video Shopping Bag | Account Centre | Wish List | Help iREWARDS Program | Corporate Sales | Store Locations All Products Books DVD Video Gifts Video Advanced Search Search Tips About this Video chapters.indigo Review Notes Description Synopsis Browse Video Action & Adventure Comedies Dramas Foreign Films Horror & Suspense Kids & Family Musicals and Music Science Fiction & Fantasy Special Interests Sports & Fitness . Head Office | Privacy Policy | Free Delivery | Chapters-Indigo Coupons