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The Last Emperor
Drama, History
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who value sweeping historical biography, richly detailed period worlds, and intimate portraits of identity eroded by political transformation.
- Tone
- epic, melancholic, bittersweet
- Payoff
- reflection, heartbreak
- Pacing
- meditative
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- power and identity, historical upheaval, isolation, political indoctrination, loss of status
- Setting
- early-to-mid twentieth century, imperial court, occupied territories, and political reeducation institutions
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