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HanWay Films
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
Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards, unexpectedly sweeping every category in which it was nominated—quite a feat for a challenging, multilayered epic directed by an Italian and starring an international cast. Yet the power and scope of the film was, and remains, undeniable—the life of 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. Recreating Ching dynasty China with astonishing detail and unparalleled craftsmanship by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti, The Last Emperor is also an intimate character study of one man reconciling personal responsibility and political legacy.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
2.00:1
Audio Options:
English DTS-HD MA Surround 2.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Documentary, Home Movies, Interview, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- 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
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Release Credits
Producer: Kim Hendrickson
Artwork: Lucien S. Y. Yang
Release Notes on Restoration
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor is presented in the director-approved aspect ratio of 2.00:1. Black bars at the top and the bottom of the screen are normal for this format. Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro supervised and approved this new high-definition digital transfer, which was created on a Spirit Datacine from the original 35mm negative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System.
The original stereo surround soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a 35mm Dolby LT/RT magnetic track, and restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.
The original stereo surround soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from a 35mm Dolby LT/RT magnetic track, and restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.