The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
“ 1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world. ”
CINEMA1987-10-04
RegionIT
Runtime163 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
DIRECTOR / Director
Bernardo Bertolucci
KEYWORDS
suicideexperimentchinaisolationbuddhismbecoming an adultwar crimessuicide attemptwar on drugsrevolutiondrug addictionopiumarranged marriageworld war iiemperorcoup d'etatmanchuriadynastyreeducation campbiographybased on true storyautobiographyteacherbeijingdowagerdecadencecommunism1920s1940s1950s1910s1930sjapanese occupation of china
