The Last Emperor

 

Year: 1987

Time: 165 min.

 

Series: The Criterion Collection

Edition #: 422

Release Date: Tuesday, 26 February 2008

MSRP: $59.95

 

DVD

4 Discs

2.00:1

English Dolby Surround 2.0

Subtitles: English

Region 1

 

 Audio commentary featuring director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryuichi Sakamoto   The Italian Traveler: Bernardo Bertolucci, a 53-minute film by Fernand Moszkowicz tracing the director’s geographic influences, from Parma to China   Video images taken by Bertolucci while on preproduction in China   The Chinese Adventure of Bernardo Bertolucci, a 52-minute documentary that revisits the film’s making   A new, 47-minute documentary featuring Vittorio Storaro, editor Gabriella Cristiani, costume designer James Acheson, and art director Gianni Silvestri   A 66-minute BBC documentary exploring Bertolucci’s creative process and the making of The Last Emperor   A 30-minute interview with Bernardo Bertolucci from 1989   A new interview with composer David Byrne   A new interview with Ian Buruma examining the historical period of the film   Theatrical trailer   New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the extended television version   A booklet featuring a new essay by David Thomson, interviews with production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti and actor Ying Ruocheng, a reminiscence by Bernardo Bertolucci, and an essay and production-diary extracts from Fabien S. Gerard