The Last Emperor – 4K 08/03/24

The Criterion Collection
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Cecil B. De Mille and David Lean get the glory for historical epics on a giant scale, but Bernardo Bertolucci’s saga of an empire overturned equals them in sweep and spectacle. The complex era on view would seem a political minefield, yet the production received full cooperation from the Red Chinese. The digital restoration presents the theatrical version in 4K, plus an SD encoding of the expanded RAI television cut, which is almost an hour longer. On 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.
08/03/24