The Last Emperor
“1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.”
Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Last Emperor" unfurls the tumultuous life of Pu Yi, China's last imperial ruler, from his opulent birth in the Forbidden City to his fall from grace. Pu Yi's brief reign, worshiped by millions, gives way to abdication and a life of decadence before he becomes a pawn for Japan's imperial ambitions. The film charts his transformation into a man of modest means under the People's Republic, encapsulating the sweeping historical upheavals that marked 20th-century China.
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