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NOT ALL EXTRAS MAY BE ENGLISH FRIENDLY
Director of The Spider’s Stratagem, The Conformist, and Last Tango in Paris, Bernardo Bertolucci was one of the greats of Italian cinema. In 1987 his acclaimed epic The Last Emperor – made with British producer Jeremy Thomas (Naked Lunch, Crash) – swept the 60th Academy Awards winning nine Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director.
Following the life of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his birth in 1908 through his childhood in the fortress-like Forbidden City and his later misguided collaboration with the Japanese in World War II, The Last Emperor tells the history of China through the eyes of the man brought up to believe he was the country’s divine ruler.
Filmed on location in China, Bertolucci and Thomas were the first western filmmakers to be allowed access to previously forbidden locations. Together with a cast including John Lone, Joan Chen and Peter O’Toole, and director of photography Vittorio Storaro’s lushly evocative cinematography, they created a classic film of sweeping scope and delicate intimacy that stunned critics and audiences alike.
Turbine brings both cuts of the film with Dolby Vision HDR (and HDR10) with English DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio options (in addition to their default German tracks). In addition to a nice swath of extra features (listed below), the Mediabook will feature a 40-page booklet with a history of the film by Tobias Hohmann.
Bonus material:
- Documentary about the shooting (approx. 65 min.)
- Bernardo Bertolucci: The Italian Traveller (approx. 50 min.)
- Interview with producer Jeremy Thomas (approx. 19 min.)
- Postcards from China (approx. 8 min.)
- Trailer D/UK/INT
- 40-page book section by Tobias Hohmann about the history of the film
Technical specifications:
- Aspect ratio: 2.39:1 (2160p24 4K Ultra HD) with HDR10 and Dolby Vision, 2.39:1 (1080p24 Full HD)
- Language / Sound: German DTS-HD MA 5.1, English DTS-HD MA 5.1, German DTS-HD MA 2.0, English DTS-HD MA 2.0
- Subtitles: German, English, German for the hearing impaired, English for the hearing impaired
- Runtime: 163 (theatrical version), 219 (long version) minutes
