My favorite movie ever!

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2015)

I was blown away when I first saw this film. I remember seeing it in Oak Brook, IL., at a theater that is not there anymore. Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Last Emperor" is a masterpiece. and stands out as one of the greatest films of all time. Visually spectacular, with scenes of the Forbidden City. The first film to receive permission to film in the there.
I loved the flashback/ forward story of Pu Yi who was the last heir to the thrown. A fascinating story of how he loses his power and reign from the Lord of Ten Thousand Years, and becomes a peasant worker in China.
One of the best scripts I've ever read...and I've read a lot of them. Visually the film is stunning and the acting superb.