MFAH Film Restorations & Revivals: The Last Emperor
- When
- January 01, 2017
- Where
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Museum of Fine Arts Houston – Brown Auditorium
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston,TX 77006 - Cost
- $2 - $1001
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents the Restorations & Revivals film series. Enjoy these classics from world cinema on the big screen in Brown Auditorium Theater!
The Last Emperor
Director Bernardo Bertolucci
Released 1987
Language English
Country China/Italy/UK/France
Running Time 180 minutes
Format digital, Color
Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards for 1987, sweeping every category in which it was nominated.
The power and scope of the film was, and remains, undeniable as it tells the story of Emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne in 1908 at age 3. He would go on to witness decades of cultural and political upheaval, within and without the walls of the Forbidden City.
Re-creating Ching dynasty China with astonishing detail, The Last Emperor is also an intimate character study of one man reconciling personal responsibility and political legacy.
