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The Last Emperor [DVD] [1988]

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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong
  • Directors: Bernardo Bertolucci
  • Writers: Bernardo Bertolucci, Enzo Ungari, Henry Pu-yi, Mark Peploe
  • Producers: Franco Giovale, Jeremy Thomas, John Daly
  • Format: Box set, Director's Cut, PAL
  • Language English, Japanese
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 24 May 2004
  • Run Time: 450 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000216XSA
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,241 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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DVD Description

Disc One: Original theatrical version plus extras (total running time: 230 minutes)

Disc Two: The Director’s Cut (running time: 220 minutes)



Special Features

Disc One: (Total running time = 230 mins)
  • The original theatrical version
  • Bernardo Bertolucci - an in-depth Making of … documentary
  • Commentary: Bernardo Bertolucci, Jeremy Thomas and composer Ryuichi Sakomoto
  • Postcard From China trailer

Disc Two: The Director’s Cut (total running time: 220 mins)


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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Early 20th century China history in a nutshell, 24 Jun 2004
By Teo Ee Ming "cybergel" (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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The movie is basically a straight-forward biopic of the last emperor of China as the name implies. What sets this Oscar winning film apart is the adept direction by Bernardo Bertolucci and his equally talented crew (especially the DP Vittorio Stararo). The colours that fill the screen is amazing. This movie has to been seen in the 70mm format in an IMAX auditorium.
Production values aside, the only flaw in this film, is the deadpan performance of John Lone. He still represents the Western archetype of Asians in the Charlie Chan and Fu Manchu style of bad acting with equally bad accented English. The movie could have been better if it had been using the authentic Mandarin language (Pu Tong Hua).
Overall, this edition is a marked improvement from its Region 1 cousin, being the presence of an audio commentary and a documentary. The Region 1 DVD that I owned was a general disappointment.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Director's cut is even better., 19 Nov 2006
By Nicholas Casley (Plymouth, Devon, UK) - See all my reviews
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I won't go into details of how wonderful I consider this film to be. Suffice to say that the director's cut adds almost an extra hour to the two-and-a-half hour original. It fills in much of the background historical material and shores up the action on screen, especially with regard to Pu Yi's servant in the prison, the arrival of Johnstone (O'Toole's character), and life in general in the Forbidden City.

A marvellous visual feast.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A marvellous story, 14 Aug 2007
By T. R. Alexander (East Anglia, UK) - See all my reviews
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This multi-award winning film detailing the life of Pu Yi, the last emperor to rule China. The film takes the viewer through the life of the last emperor, from his investiture and his early years living in the Forbidden Palace, his actions during the Second World War and his time in a Communist prison after the war.

This is a marvellously made film, well acted, entertainingly written and brilliantly directed. I cannot comment on the on the historical accuracy of this film, as I don't know enough about the period in question, but the film does tell a rather sympathetic story about a naive man in situations he cannot control. This special edition adds nearly an hour of extra footage to the theatrical release, as well as some good special features.
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