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Synopsis: This sweeping account of the life of Pu-Yi, the last emperor of China, follows the leader's tumultuous reign. After being captured by the Red Army as a war criminal in 1950, Pu-Yi recalls his childhood from prison. He remembers his lavish youth in the Forbidden City, where he was afforded every luxury but unfortunately sheltered from the outside world and complex political situation surrounding him. As revolution sweeps through China, the world Pu-Yi knew is dramatically upended.
Director(s): Bernardo Bertolucci
Production: Columbia Pictures
  Won 9 Oscars. Another 47 wins & 16 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
PG-13
Year:
1987
163 min
2,030 Views


Why are words important?

If you can't say what you

mean, Your majesty, you will

never mean what you say.

And a gentleman should always

means what he says.

Ah yes! "a gentleman".

Are you a gentleman?

I would like to be a gentleman,

Your Majesty. I try to be.

I'm not a gentleman. I'm not

allowed to say what I mean.

They are always telling me

what to say.

Your Majesty is still very

young.

I thought he might like to see some

English and American magazines.

I have just received

them.

I know that you know that I

know that you know that,

that is a dialog between

Confucius and Chuang Tzu.

Concerning respect, Your Majesty.

Who is this "George Washington"?

A famous American, Your majesty.

A revolutionary General.

The first American President.

Ah! Like Mr, Lenin in Russia?

Not quite.

Dose he have a car?

He lived a long time ago, Your Majesty.

I want a car.

I think your mouse is trying to

escape, Your Majesty.

Please do not tell anyone about

my mouse.

The lesson is finished.

Our official taster's a brave

men.

Many of my ancestors

have been poisoned, you know.

Does Your Majesty have lunch

like this everyday?

Oh, yes! Every day!

Like theater!

I don't know why.

It has always been like that.

How do they kill emperors in

the West?

The Austrian emperor was shot, was he not?

No, but his nephew was assassinated

before the Great War.

But the Russian emperor had

been shot. He was called the Tsar.

Yes.

He took lots of our land in

Manchuria.

I'm a Manchrian. Even after the republic,

it's still country.

The-uh... secret, Your Majesty,

is emerging again.

Is something the matter, Your Majesty?

Something is happening.

What is happening,

Mr, johnston?

Uh nothing is happening...

/Quiet!

On my way here, Your Majesty,

we were held up by students

from the university.

They were protesting against the

republican government.

because it has agreed to give

away Chinese territory to Japan.

It is true, Mr, Johnston, that

many people out there have had

their heads chopped off?

It is true, Your Majesty.

Many heads have been chopped off.

It does stop them thinking.

It is time for the Emperor's rest.

The students are right to be

angry.

I am angry!

But I am not allowed

to leave the Forbidden City.

I want to go out,

Mr, Johnston!

My lord!

I want to see the City of sounds!

The Emperor awards you with

the order of the Ruby Hat Button,

and with the right to be carried in your

own chair, with four bearers.

I hope the Emperor has not

forgotten that this is the

day for his math class?

For Your Majesty!

My doctor says,

"Bicycles are bad for you".

Bad for you, nonsense!

How does it work?

Oh, it's simple.

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