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After China became a republic, why was the empire able to go on even though they could not rule over China anymore?

A film like this comes along in 10,000 years

An Example of Quantity and Quality Combining to Make an Unforgettable Film

Forbidden City, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China

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If you cannot say what you mean, Your Majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman should always mean what he says.

Bernardo Bertolucci, Vittorio Storaro, James Acheson, David Byrne, Gabriella Cristiani, Mark Peploe, Ryûichi Sakamoto, Cong Su, and Jeremy Thomas in The Last Emperor (1987)

Bernardo Bertolucci in The Last Emperor (1987)

Bernardo Bertolucci and Jeremy Thomas in The Last Emperor (1987)

Joan Chen and Tao Wu in The Last Emperor (1987)

John Lone

Joan Chen

Peter O&apos;Toole

Enzo Ungari

Mark Peploe

Bernardo Bertolucci

Bernardo Bertolucci&apos;s Oscar-winning dramatization of China&apos;s eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty: Emperor Puyi.

The Last Emperor

An Oriental paradise that is wonderfully mastered to the screen.

I guess I&apos;m the only one who watched this from a worn out-of-print VHS copy. No matter what the quality, THE LAST EMPEROR is arguably among the best of the foreign pictures. The sights and sounds of The Forbidden City are sharp and beautifully screened right on with the provocative events that unfold the coming-of-age life of Pu Yi. It has plentiful moments including his romantic affairs with concubines and how he learns the way of the world as a child. His chronicle of a young emperor boy paints a colorful picture for the first half, only leading to more conflicting matters later, which is the most exciting part. Don&apos;t expect to see heads getting chopped off, like I thought would happen (unless you have the longer DVD version), but the intensity of the talk surrounding it sounds horrifying and true. Nevertheless, the dialogue is clearly mystical. Every minute is a feel-good breeze through crafty cinematic art, but it ends too fast, and the narration from Pu Yi in his prison term could use a lot more detailing. Maybe I&apos;ll stick around longer and wait to see the Director&apos;s Cut which has more. Definitely a winning treat not to be missed for foreign movie lovers and collectors of premium filmfare.

China&apos;s final Emperor is chronicled in this Oscar winning film

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I guess I'm the only one who watched this from a worn out-of-print VHS copy. No matter what the quality, THE LAST EMPEROR is arguably among the best of the foreign pictures. The sights and sounds of The Forbidden City are sharp and beautifully screened right on with the provocative events that unfold the coming-of-age life of Pu Yi. It has plentiful moments including his romantic affairs with concubines and how he learns the way of the world as a child. His chronicle of a young emperor boy paints a colorful picture for the first half, only leading to more conflicting matters later, which is the most exciting part. Don't expect to see heads getting chopped off, like I thought would happen (unless you have the longer DVD version), but the intensity of the talk surrounding it sounds horrifying and true. Nevertheless, the dialogue is clearly mystical. Every minute is a feel-good breeze through crafty cinematic art, but it ends too fast, and the narration from Pu Yi in his prison term could use a lot more detailing. Maybe I'll stick around longer and wait to see the Director's Cut which has more. Definitely a winning treat not to be missed for foreign movie lovers and collectors of premium filmfare.

Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatization of China's eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty: Emperor Puyi.

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