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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0715515027922
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, HiFi Sound, Restored, Surround Sound, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Criterion Collection
Manufacturer: Criterion Collection
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Criterion Collection
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 26, 2008
Running Time: 163 minutes
Sales Rank: 6887
Studio: Criterion Collection
Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 1987
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards® unexpectedly sweeping every category in which it was nominated - quite a feat for a challenging multilayered epic directed by an Italian and starring an international cast. Yet the power and scope of the film was and remains undeniable - the life of emperor Pu Yi who took the throne at age three in 1908 before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval within and outside of the walls of the Forbidden City. Recreating Qing-dynasty China with astonishing detail and unparalleled craftsmanship by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti The Last Emperor is also an intimate character study of one man reconciling personal responsibility and political legacy.System Requirements:Running Time: 218 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/HISTORICAL EPIC Rating: PG-13 UPC: 715515027922 Manufacturer No: CC1739DDVD
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - No, no, no. No more foreplay...
Why the hell was it cropped in 2:1?
Was Bernardo Bertolucci at all involved, or concerned with the transfer of his own movie?
And if so, did he agree with such stupid idea?
Thank Heavens I did not trash my Optimum PAL DVD of the very same movie...
Besides being cheaper, it has a far higher image resolution and it still comes with a pristine 2:35 image ratio. Besides, the sound is far better on the Optimum copy than on Criterion.
Despite ... Read More
Rating:  - A film that solidifies my faith in cinema....
This film, along with 1900, are Bernardo Bertolucci's greatest films (so far). The Last Emperor is one of my all time favorites, safely secure in my top ten list. The late Gene Siskel called this film "one of the greatest films I've seen since I became a film critic" (I'm paraphrasing here). It's one of the most mysterious, beguiling, and transendant epics ever made.
The film is remarkable for many reasons. Bertolucci's career was on the wane at the time. He's a marvelous filmmaker, ... Read More
Rating: - A Sweeping Epic in a Definitive Setting
The winner of nine Academy Awards - including Best Picture - it chronicles the tragic life of Puyi (John Lone and several young actors), the last Emperor of China - which was written by Mark Peploe & Bernando Bertolucci and directed by the latter.
From his ascension to the throne at age two, Puyi ruled from 1908-1912 and briefly in 1917, while being a puppet leader ruler Imperial Japan - 1932-1945 - of Manchukuo. His life encompassed the power struggles of influential warlords, the invasion ... Read More
Rating: - Criterion Does it Again.
So as we all know, The Criterion Collection is really the Mercedes of DVD releases, and this one is no different.
With both versions of the film, amazing special features, and a silky-smooth DVD trasfer, I will recommend this film to almost anyone.
For those that cannot remember, this movie came out of no where to win something like 9 Oscars, which is very strange considering it was by an Italian director with an all-star foreign cast.
It is the story of the Last Emperor of China and his ... Read More
Rating: - GREAT MOVIE. GREAT CRITERION COLLECTION
What can I say?
Why aren't you buying this movie right now?
This is one of the best movies of the 80s. Beautifully made. The kind of movie that constantly remind you what movies are all about.
4 dvds filled with hours and hours of great material.
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