Product Details

• Format: Import, NTSC
• Subtitles: Chinese, English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 2.0
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• DVD Release Date: January 30, 2007
• Run Time: 164.0 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EMZ3EC
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,718 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

High quality official release DVD imported from Hong Kong. On two DVD's. Clear widescreen image. Original English dialog. Optional subtitles in Chinese and English do not appear unless turned on. On screen menus are in English and are easy to use. The following review appeared for the VHS version: Amazon.com essential video Bernardo Bertolucci does the nearly impossible with this sweeping, grand epic that tells a very personal tale. The story is a dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the emperors of China. It follows his life from its elite beginnings in the Forbidden City, where he was crowned at age three and worshipped by half a billion people. He was later forced to abdicate and, unable to fend for himself in the outside world, became a dissolute and exploited shell of a man. He died in obscurity, living as a peasant in the People's Republic. We never really warm up to John Lone in the title role, but this movie focuses more on visuals than characterization anyway. Filmed in the Forbidden City, it is spectacularly beautiful, filling the screen with saturated colors and exquisite detail. It won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. --Rochelle O'Gorman --

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars COUNTERFEIT "Good Quality Import", November 10, 2007

By	Counterfeit Killer "Otto" (USA) - See all my reviews

This is COUNTERFEITED DVD made in China. Do not buy these "import" DVDs. They are cheaply made, poor quality, and aimed at the SUCKER who is looking for a bargain. Why Amazon lets these be listed I have no idea. Ebay is full of these FAKES!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars HEY AMAZON! THIS IS A COMPLETELY FAKE CHINESE COUNTERFEIT, January 12, 2008

By	Disgusted - See all my reviews

This is NOT the Artisan Release. They NEVER made a 2 Disc Version. The DVD will soon be availiable as a Criterion release. This is a COUNTERFEITED CHINESE DVD. China does not manufacture any legitimate Region 1 DVDs. Any R1 from China & Korea are BOOTLEG/COUNTERFEITS! AMAZON: remove these illegal fakes! Why does Amazon allpw Counterfeits?