Film:The Last Emperor (1997; 160 min.): A spectacular historical film directed by
Bernardo
Bertolucci which won
9 Academy Awards including Best
Picture. The film portrays the end Imperial China through the story
of the last emperor, who became emperor as a young child and later
became leader of a Japanese-controlled puppet government, a political
prisoner in Communist China, and ultimately a common citizen.
Although The Last Emperor is not a Chinese-produced film,
it was made with the Chinese government's approval. The film's
producer raised $25 million to make it independently since
Columbia Pictures was initially skeptical of its commercial
potential.
The Forbidden City:
The Last Emperor's Former Home
