The Criterion Collection
The Last Emperor
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Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci
Featuring: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Maggie Han, Ric Young, Wu Jun Mei, Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa
Year: 1987
Time: 165 min.
Series: The Criterion Collection
Edition #: 422
Release Date: January 06 2009
MSRP:
$39.95
Blu-ray
1 Disc | BD-50
2.00:1 ratio
English 2.0 DTS-HD MA Surround
Subtitles: English
Region A
Audio commentary featuring director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryuichi Sakamoto
The Italian Traveler: Bernardo Bertolucci, a 53-minute film by Fernand Moszkowicz tracing the director’s geographic influences, from Parma to China
Video images taken by Bertolucci while on preproduction in China
The Chinese Adventure of Bernardo Bertolucci, a 52-minute documentary that revisits the film’s making
A new, 47-minute documentary featuring Vittorio Storaro, editor Gabriella Cristiani, costume designer James Acheson, and art director Gianni Silvestri
A 66-minute BBC documentary exploring Bertolucci’s creative process and the making of The Last Emperor
A 30-minute interview with Bernardo Bertolucci from 1989
A new interview with composer David Byrne
A new interview with Ian Buruma examining the historical period of the film
Theatrical trailer
A booklet featuring a new essay by David Thomson
