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The last emperor / Jeremy Thomas presents ; screenplay by Mark Peploe with Bernardo Bertolucci ; produced by Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Bernardo Bertolucci ; made by Yanco Films Limited and Tao Film SRL ; in association with Recorded Picture Company (Productions) Limited, Screenframe Limited, AAA Soprofilms.
LIBRA DVD 001 758 disc 1-4 + booklet
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 422.
- Criterion collection ; 422
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Puyi, 1906-1967.
- Puyi.
- Kings and rulers.
- History.
- China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912--Drama.
- China.
- China--History--20th century--Drama.
- China--Kings and rulers--Drama.
- Genre:
- Historical films.
- Biographical films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Motion pictures, Canadian.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Motion pictures, French.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 4 videodiscs (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (90 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Director-approved special edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2008]
- Language Note:
- Predominantly in English; some dialogue in Chinese or Japanese, with English subtitles.
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; Dolby Digital surround.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- "The life of [Chinese] Emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne at age three, in 1908, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval within and without the walls of the Forbidden City."--Container.
- Contents:
- Disc 1: The theatrical version (1987, 162 min.)
- disc 2. The television version (1987, 218 min.)
- disc 3. Supplements, pt. 1 (compiled in 2008, 157 min.)
- disc 4. Supplements, pt. 2 (compiled in 2008, 166 min.).
- Participant:
- John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto.
- Credits:
- Photography, Vittorio Storaro; editor, Gabriella Cristiani; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1987.
- Special features, Disc 1: audio commentary by Bertolucci, Thomas, Peploe & Sakamoto; original theatrical trailer; Disc 3: Bernardo Bertolucci : le voyageur Italien = Bernardo Bertolucci : the Italian traveler [documentary] (1992?, 53 min., in Italian with English subtitles); Videocartolina dalla China = Postcards from China [featurette] (1985?, 8 min., with optional audio commentary by Bertolucci in English); Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese adventure [documentary] (1986, 51 min., in Italian with English subtitles); Making The last emperor [documentary] (2008, 45 min., in English); Disc 4: The South Bank show : The making of The last emperor [BBC documentary television program] (1988, 66 min.); David Byrne on The last emperor [interview] (2007, 25 min.); Beyond the Forbidden City : Ian Buruma on China's tumultuous past [documentary] (2008, 45 min.); Face to face : Jeremy Issacs talks to Bernardo Bertolucci [interview] (1989, 30 min., in English).
- Aspect ratio 2.00:1.
- Academy Awards, USA, 1988: Oscar - Best art direction-Set decoration (Ferdinando Scarfiotti, Bruno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri) ; Best cinematography (Vittorio Storaro) ; Best costume design (James Acheson) ; Best director (Bernardo Bertolucci) ; Best film editing (Gabriella Cristiani) ; Best music, Original score (Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su) ; Best picture (Jeremy Thomas) ; Best sound (Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock) ; Best writing, Screenplay based on material from another medium (Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci)
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781604650143
- 1604650141
- OCLC:
- 196527067
- Publisher Number:
- 715515027922
- CC1739D Criterion Collection
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