Year: 1987
Running Time: 164 minutes
Rory informed me that my pick is up next, and it'll be at RORY's place since Joe is not in Houston. (Let me know if it's your pick instead). 7:00 pm. Pizza and coke.
My pick was inspired by my recent adventure to Beijing since the Forbidden City was one of the main sights I visited. With 9000 rooms and located in the center of Beijing, this giant palace was resided by emperors of the last two dynasties in Chinese history. It is called The Forbidden City because any civilians would be executed for entering. It is now the most visited tourist sight in Beijing. The place is a work of art and I can only marvel at its epic proportions (In 5 hours, I have only walked through less than 40% of it).
From Criterion.com:
"Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards, unexpectedly sweeping every category in which it was nominated—quite a feat for a challenging, multilayered epic directed by an Italian and starring an international cast. Yet the power and scope of the film was, and remains, undeniable—the life of Emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne at age three, in 1908, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval, within and without the walls of the Forbidden City. Recreating Ching dynasty China with astonishing detail and unparalleled craftsmanship by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti, The Last Emperor is also an intimate character study of one man reconciling personal responsibility and political legacy."
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