The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor was a movie about Pu Yi, and how Pu Yi, who at the age of 3 comes to the Imperial Dragon Throne to become the Last Emperor of China. His whole life is spanned in this film, from his childhood, to his ultimate fate as an unskilled gardener in the streets of Beijing. The movie was directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Bernardo Bertolucci was born on March 16, 1940 in Parma, Italy. He was born into a family of intelligent people. His father was a poet, anthologist, film critic and art history professor. Bertoluccis' father even encouraged Bernardo when he was a child; he often brought Bernard to film screenings. When Bertolucci was fifteen he made two short films about children, and was also gaining popularity throughout Italy as a writer. His first book, In Search of Mystery, won the one of the top literary awards in Italy, the Premio Viareggio. At the University of Rome (1958-1961) Bertolucci began his film career as an assistant director to Pier Paolo Pasolini. But Bertolucci left the University of Rome without graduating and started on an independent study of film. Bernardo Bertolucci's first feature film, The Grim Reaper was filmed on location in Rome in 1962. Before the Revolution,
Some 19,000 extras were used in the making of the film and it gave me the feeling of Pu Yi's power. The costumes, the hair, the sets and the thousands of extras are all used to great effect in this story of a living anachronism. While the film was a little long with slower moments, the personal and political stories were very interesting and kept me interested throughout the movie. If you somehow missed this movie, make time available in your schedule for viewing this excellent movie. Nine academy awards, including Best Picture, only give partial credit to this great epic and unforgettable true story. Throughout this film you see great scenes made for the senses, detail and imagination. Honestly this is one of the greatest films of all time. his second feature film, didn't do much better commercially than The Grim Reaper, but won him recognition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1964. For the next five years Bertolucci was not able to raise money for another feature length film, but instead directed a number of documentaries and helped director Julian Beck with some of his productions. His next film, The Spider's Strategem, was said to be an improvement over his first two feature films, but it was not until the release of The Conformist in 1970 that Bertolucci's directorial excellence became known. The film deals with Fascist Italy under Mussolini. Two years later Bertolucci directed The Last Tango in Paris, an erotic film starring Marlon Brando which opened the door to eroticism in general-release films. Bertolucci's later films include 1900, Luna, and The Last Emperor, a tale of the last emperor of China, which won nine Academy Awards including best film and best director. And his most recent film was Stealing B
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