The Last Emperor 1987

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 165 min

genre: drama

theme: epic

director: Bernardo Bertolucci

Score: 7 / 10

The Last Emperor is a 1987 epic biographical drama film about the life of Puyi, the final Emperor of China. It is directed by Bernardo Bertolucci from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Peploe, which was adapted from Puyi's 1964 autobiography, and independently produced by Jeremy Thomas.

Plot

By 1950, the 44-year old Puyi, former Emperor of China, has been in custody for five years since his capture by the Red Army during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria. In the recently established People's Republic of China, Puyi arrives as a political prisoner and war criminal at the Fushun Prison. Soon after his arrival, Puyi attempts suicide, but is quickly rescued and told he must stand trial.

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author	Bernardo Bertolucci Enzo Ungari Mark Peploe
award	Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay César Award for Best Foreign Film David di Donatello for Best Film European Film Academy Special Jury Award National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
contentLocation	Shanghai
director	Bernardo Bertolucci
editor	Gabriella Cristiani
events	Puyi
genre	drama historical
keywords	anglophile ar mo baby beijing coup chen baochen china collaboration collaboration with imperial japan concentration of land ownership confine courtier cricket cult of personality cultural revolution dunce cap education empire of japan empress dowager cixi eunuch exile expel forbidden city force fushun prison fushun war criminals management centre guangxu emperor japan japanese war crimes landlordism manchukuo mao zedong mao zedong\'s cult of personality mukden incident murder murdered at birth neonaticide opium opium addiction people\'s republic of china pioneer movement playboy playboy lifestyle political prisoner previous emperor proletarian proletariat pujie puppet state red army red guard red guards reginald johnston republic republic of china rescue sandwich board second sino-japanese war son of heaven soviet invasion of manchuria stillbirth stillborn summon tianjin tientsin tour guide upbringing wang lianshou wanrong war crime war criminal wartime atrocities committed by the japanese wenxiu western-style education wet nurse young boy young pioneers of china
musicBy	David Byrne Ryuichi Sakamoto
nomination	Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay David di Donatello for Best Director
producer	Jeremy Thomas
productionCompany	Hemdale Film Corporation Recorded Picture Company
publisher	Columbia Pictures
recordedAt	Beijing
theme	biographical biographical drama epic war