The last emperor

Resource Information

The work The last emperor represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Jacksonville Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The last emperor

Statement of responsibility

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

Title variation

Bernardo Bertolucci's The last emperor

Contributor

• Peploe, Mark
• Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952-
• Scarfiotti, Ferdinando
• Storaro, Vittorio, 1940-
• Su, Cong, 1957-
• Thomas, Jeremy
• Thomson, David, 1941-
• Wong, Victor
• Ying, Ruocheng
• AAA Soprofilms (Firm)
• Criterion Collection (Firm)
• Recorded Picture Company
• Screenframe Limited (Firm)
• Tao Film SRL
• Yanco Films
• Bertolucci, Bernardo
• Buruma, Ian
• Chen, Joan, 1961-
• Byrne, David, 1952-
• Cristiani, Gabriella
• Dun, Dennis
• Gerard, Fabien S., 1956-
• Lone, John, 1952-
• O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013

Subject

• China -- History -- 20th century -- Drama
• China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- Drama
• China -- Kings and rulers -- Drama
• DVDs
• Feature films
• Historical films
• Puyi, 1906-1967 -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Feature films
• Historical films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• DVDs
• Drama

Language

eng

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

Related

• Videocartolina dalla China
• Bernardo Bertolucci : le voyageur Italien
• Bernardo Bertolucci : the Italian traveler
• Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese adventure
• Beyond the Forbidden City : Ian Buruma on China's tumultuous past
• Billions of emperors
• Chinese adventure of Bernardo Bertolucci
• David Byrne on The last emperor
• Days of the dragon
• Face to face, Jeremy Issacs talks to Bernardo Bertolucci
• Last emperor, or the Manchurian candidate
• Making The last emperor
• Postcards from China
• South Bank show, The making of The last emperor

Member of

• Criterion collection, 422

Awards note

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)

Cataloging source

JBL

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Photography by Vittorio Storaro ; editor, Gabriella Cristiani ; music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su ; costume designer, James Acheson ; production designer, Ferdinando Scarfiotti

Language note

• Predominantly in English. Some dialogue in Chinese or Japanese, with English subtitles
• Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

PerformerNote

John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Runtime

703

Series statement

Criterion collection

Series volume

422

Technique

live action