Portrayal of the life and times of China's last emperor, Pu Yi-- crowned at age 3, and destined to live as a prisoner in his own country in one way or another for his entire life.

Features: audio commentary with director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryuichi Sakamoto, "The Italian traveler : Bernardo Bertolucci," a 53-minute film by Fernand Moszkowicz tracing the director's geographic influences, from Parma to China, video images taken by Bertolucci while on preproduction in China, "The Chinese adventure of Bernardo Bertolucci," a 52-minute documentary that revisits the film's making, a new, 47-minute documentary featuring Storaro, editor Gabriella Cristiana, costume designer James Acheson, and art director Gianni Silvestri, 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 Ian Buruma examining the historical period of the film, trailer, a booklet featuring an essay by David Thomson, interviews with production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti and actor Ying Ruocheng, a reminiscence by Bertolucci, and an essay and production-diary extracts from Fabien S. Gerard.

The last emperor, the theatrical version -- The last emperor, the television version -- Supplements, part 1 -- Supplements, part 2.