The Last Emperor

1987 · Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci · 165 min · drama film, biographical film, epic film

★ 7.6/10 · 1,985 ratings on TMDB

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.