The Last Emperor
(1987)
★ 7.6 IMDb · 1,976 votes
Year: 1987
Runtime: 163 мин
Country: China, France
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: John Lone, Джоан Чэнь, Питер О'Тул, Ruocheng Ying, Виктор Вон, Деннис Дунь, 坂本龍一, Maggie Han, Рик Янг, 邬君梅
Plot
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
This sweeping account of the life of Pu-Yi, the last emperor of China, follows the leader's tumultuous reign. After being captured by the Red Army as a war criminal in 1950, Pu-Yi recalls his childhood from prison. He remembers his lavish youth in the Forbidden City, where he was afforded every luxury but unfortunately sheltered from the outside world and complex political situation surrounding him. As revolution sweeps through China, the world Pu-Yi knew is dramatically upended.