John Lone as Puyi in a scene from Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor (1987). The film opened doors for future co-productions with China.
How The Last Emperor opened doors for more China co-productions and offered a balanced view of its complicated past
- Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1987 epic was the first to be made with the Chinese government’s support, and the first allowed to shoot inside Beijing’s Forbidden City
- It portrayed the life of China’s last monarch, Puyi, and has been hailed for its frank insights on the political history of China
John Lone as Puyi in a scene from Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor (1987). The film opened doors for future co-productions with China.
