Pu Yi, the Manchurian emperor of China who ascended the throne in 1908 at the age of three, is a prisoner in the palace he rules over. Outside, real power changes hands with each coup d'etat.

Pu Yi was dethroned at six but was allowed to stay in Beijing's sprawling Forbidden City, and The Last Emperor was the first feature to be allowed to film inside the palace complex. The project ...

Pu Yi, the Manchurian emperor of China who ascended the throne in 1908 at the age of three, is a prisoner in the palace he ...