Hollywood on China 5: The Last Emperor
Sunday Jan 30, 2022 @ 1:00 PM
Our final film this month on China, Bernardo Bertolucci‘s The Last Emperor is a sumptuous dramatization of the life of Pu Yi (John Lone), from his brief reign in the Forbidden City at age two in 1908 to his final abdication in 1924, to his dissolute lifestyle after the invading Japanese installed him as the puppet emperor in Manchuria, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the 1960s in the People’s Republic of China. The film won 9 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography. Please note the starting time at 1 PM.(1987, cc, 2h 43m.)