Synopsis
The true story of Pu Yi, the last monarch of a China that changed drastically during his lifetime. Though he comes to power at the age of three and is waited on hand and foot by an army of servants and consorts, Pu Yi is politically powerless. His life becomes a tortuous struggle with this reality, as he is used as a puppet by the Japanese and later reeducated by the communists. Bernardo Bertoluccis award-winning film is epic, lavish, and poignant.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : Soprofilms
- Foreign production companies : Tao 2 Film, Recorded Picture Company
- French distribution : Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA)
Full credits (4)
- Foreign Producer : Jeremy Thomas
- Director of Photography : Vittorio Storaro
- Continuity supervisor : Suzanne Durrenberger
- Music Composer : Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : History
- Production language : Mandarin
- Coproducer countries : Italy, Great Britain, France, Hong Kong
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1987
- French release : 25/11/1987
- Runtime : 2 h 44 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 66849
- Visa issue date : 18/11/1987
- Approval : No
- Production formats : 35mm
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TV broadcasting
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