Bernardo Bertolucci's The last emperor, Disc 1-2,

Resource Information

The work Bernardo Bertolucci's The last emperor, Disc 1-2, represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Nevins Memorial Library (Methuen). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Bernardo Bertolucci's The last emperor, Disc 1-2,

Title number

Disc 1-2,

Statement of responsibility

Yanco Films Limited and Tao Films ; Jeremy Thomas presents a film by Bernardo Bertolucci ; produced by Jeremy Thomas ; screenplay by Mark Peploe with Bernardo Bertolucci ; directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Title variation

Last emperor

Contributor

• Acheson, James
• Bertolucci, Bernardo
• Byrne, David, 1952-
• Cesari, Bruno, 1933-2004
• Chen, Joan, 1961-
• Cristiani, Gabriella
• Desideri, Osvaldo
• Dun, Dennis
• Lone, John, 1952-
• O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013
• Peploe, Mark
• Rowe, William, (William S)
• Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952-
• Scarfiotti, Ferdinando
• Sharrock, Ivan
• Storaro, Vittorio, 1940-
• Su, Cong, 1957-
• Thomas, Jeremy
• Wong, Victor
• Ying, Ruocheng
• Criterion Collection (Firm)
• Tao Film SRL
• Yanco Films

Subject

• China -- Drama
• China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- Drama
• China -- Kings and rulers -- Drama
• Feature films
• Historical films
• Political prisoners -- China -- Drama
• Puyi, 1906-1967 -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs

Genre

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

Language

• eng
• chi
• jpn
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

Pu Yi is the last of the Emperor of China who from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City was the object of worship by half a billion people. From his abdication, to his decline and dissolute lifestyle. His life was exploitated by the invading Japanese and his term as the emperor of Japan's Manchuguo. He was eventually released back to public life in 1959 and died as gardener at the Botanical Gardens of Peking

Related

• The Italian traveler, Bernardo Bertolucci
• The Chinese adventure of Bernardo Bertolucci

Member of

• Criterion collection

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

Dewey number

791.43/72

Language note

English, Chinese or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired

LC call number

PN1995.9.H5

LC item number

B4763736 2008

PerformerNote

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

Runtime

165

Series statement

The Criterion collection

Series volume

422

Target audience

general

Technique

live action