The Last Emperor: Academy Award Winners

One of the greatest period dramas ever committed to film, this sweeping cinematic spectacle tells the story of Pu Yi, the last Chinese Emperor, from his elite origins in the Forbidden City to his forced abdication in 1912 and return to the throne under Japanese rule.

Both the theatrical version (160mins) and Directors Cut (209mins) are presented on stunning new digital prints that spectacularly capture the films exquisite colours and detail.

Critic Reviews:

• " Brilliant and intimate " – Ángel Luis Inurria

• " Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor is a stunning achievement, a rare film of great beauty and power It lifts viewers, as only the best films do, to unique and all-encompassing experiences in a land and time unfamiliar to many of us " – Jack Garner

• " The Last Emperor is a spectacular film photographed in brilliant color. It is also a moral drama with controversial political overtones of great ambiguity. " – John K. Fairbank