The Last Emperor
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci. Cast: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Ric Young, Richard Vuu, Tsuo Tijger, Tao Wu,
Henry Kyi, Alvin Riley III, Guang Fan, Dong Liang, Lisa Lu, Jiang Xi Ren, Vivian Wu, Maggie Han, Fumihiko Ikeda, Dennis Dun,
Victor Wong, Hideo Takamatsu, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Screenplay: Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci (based on the book
From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi by Henry Pu Yi).
Full review to follow soon. Grade: B
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners
- *Best Picture
- *Best Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
- *Best Adapted Screenplay: Bernardo Bertolucci and Mark Peploe
- *Best Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
- *Best Art Direction: Fernando Scarfiotti and Bruno Cesari
- *Best Costume Design: James Acheson
- *Best Film Editing: Gabriella Cristiani
- *Best Original Score: Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, and Cong Su
- *Best Sound
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners
- *Best Picture (Drama)
- *Best Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
- Best Actor (Drama): John Lone
- *Best Director: Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Enzo Ungari
- *Best Original Score: Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, and Cong Su
- Other Awards:
- Directors Guild of America—Best Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
- New York Film Critics Circle—Best Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association—Best Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro; Best Original Score: Ryuichi Sakamoto,
- David Byrne, and Cong Su
- Boston Society of Film Critics—Best Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
- British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)—Best Film; Best Costume Design: James Acheson; Best Makeup
- César Awards (French Oscars)—Best Foreign Film
- David di Donatello Awards (Italian Oscars)—Best Film; Best Producer; Best Director: Bernardo Bertolucci; Best Supporting
- Actor: Peter O'Toole; Best Screenplay (tie): Bernardo Bertolucci and Mark Peploe; Best Cinematography:
- Vittorio Storaro; Best Production Design: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Best Costume Design: James Acheson;
- Best Film Editing: Gabriella Cristiani
- European Film Awards—Special Prize of the Jury