‘The Last Emperor’, directed by Bernordo Bertolucci, was the biopic of Pu Yi (the last emperor of China). The screenplay was written by Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci. The movie, based on Pu Yi’s autobiography, tells how he ascended to the throne at the age of three. In his brief reign, he was confined to the Forbidden City, not knowing of the world of his people. He was forced to renounce his throne at the age of nine. Pu Yi leads the rest of his life in desolation and impoverishment. After serving as the ruler of a Japanese puppet government of China during World War II, he becomes a political prisoner of the Soviets and then of the Communist Chinese.
This was the first Western feature film authorized by the People’s Republic of China to film in the Forbidden City in Beijing. At the 60th Academy Awards, the film won all nine Oscars for which it was nominated, including Best Picture and Best Director.
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