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: 218 | 165 min.
Series: The Criterion Collection
Edition #: 422
Release Date: August 13 2024
MSRP:
$59.95
4K UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray
3 Discs | BD-50/UHD-100
2.20:1 ratio
2.35:1 ratio
English 2.0 DTS-HD MA Surround
Subtitles: English
Regions A/None
Audio commentary featuring director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryuichi Sakamoto
218-minute television version [Hi-Def Only]
The Italian Traveler, Bernardo Bertolucci, a film by Fernand Moszkowicz tracing the director’s geographic influences, from Parma to China
Footage 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 66-minute BBC documentary exploring Bertolucci’s creative process and the making of The Last Emperor
Program featuring cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, editor Gabriella Cristiani, costume designer James Acheson, and art director Gianni Silvestri
Archival interview with Bernardo Bertolucci
Interview with composer David Byrne
Interview with cultural historian Ian Buruma
Trailer
An essay by film critic David Thomson, interviews with production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti and actor Ying Ruocheng, a reminiscence by Bernardo Bertolucci, and an essay by Fabien S. Gerard
