John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole
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 ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 20, 2001
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July 6, 2009First, let me recommend the Director's Cut though it is 3 hours and 20 minutes. There is so much historical and political content that I found a second viewing helpful too. The costumes, sets, cinematography, and music are all sumptuous.
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December 10, 2008''All your life you thought you were better than everyone else. Now you think you're the worst of all!''
He was the Lord of Ten Thousand Years, the absolute monarch of China. He was born to rule a world of ancient tradition. Nothing prepared him for our world of change.
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August 7, 2008Well there are two good things I can say about The Last Emperor, it a visually stunning film. The sets, costumes and camera work is nothing short of brilliant and I have to respect how close they paid attention to the details of Pu-Yi life. Now here is where the problems come, di...( read more)
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June 27, 2008It certainly looks good, but I defy you to stay awake during this 218 minute snoozefest. Perhaps the editor fell asleep too.
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June 1, 2008There are more than enough reasons to like this movie. One of them is the very expressive John Lone (as Pu Yi), who somehow manages to play the same character over 30 or 40 years effectively.
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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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