Menasha Public Library (Elisha D. Smith)

Bernardo Bertolucci's The last emperor, Yanco Films Limited and Tao Films ; Jeremy Thomas presents a film by Bernardo Bertolucci ; produced by Jeremy Thomas ; screenplay by Mark Peploe with Bernardo Bertolucci ; directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Title from containerOriginally released as a motion picture in 1987The accompanying booklet includes a David Thomson essay, interviews with the production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti and actor Ying Ruocheng, a reminiscence by Bertolucci, and an essay and production diary extracts from Fabien S. GerardSpecial features: Disc one: All-new restored digital transfer, supervised and approved by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro; audio commentary featuring director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryuichi Sakamoto; theatrical trailer ; Disc two: All-new, restored high-definition digital transfer ; Disc three: "The Italian traveler, Bernardo Bertolucci:" a 53-minute film; video images taken by Bertolucci while on preproduction in China; "The Chinese adventure of Bernardo Bertolucci:" a 51-minute documentary; a new 45-minute documentary featuring Storaro, editor Gabriella Cristiana, costume designer James Acheson, and art director Gianni Silvestri ; Disc four: A 66-minute BBC documentary exploring Bertolucci's creative process and the making of The last emperor; a 30-minute interview with Bertolucci from 1989; a new interview with composer David Byrne; a new interview with cultural historian Ian Buruma examining the period of the film

multicolored

quadrophonic multichannel or surround

Photography, Vittorio Storaro ; editor, Gabriella Cristiana ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su ; costume designer, James Acheson ; production designer, Ferdinando Scarfiotti

other

Director-approved special ed..Widescreen.

9781604650143

videodisc

John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto

4 videodiscs (165 min.), sd., col., 4 3/4 in. +, 1 booklet (90 p. : ill., 19 cm.)

sound on medium

videodisc

(OCoLC)196527067a821818

DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.00:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital surround, restored High Definition, NTSC

715515027922

CC1739D -- Criterion Collection

DVD