A long time ago, someone decided that a punk kid should have the keys to the kingdom. And it's not just a metaphor for this podcast, it's Bernardo Bertolucci's sumptuous portrayal of the final imperial ruler of China, 1987's Best Picture winner, The Last Emperor. Listen to Matt and Steve as they follow the life of Pu Yi and his many different forms of imprisonment, where we wonder if a passive character can have much effect on anything. As well as a look at the sheer technical artistry on a scale we don't see anymore, and just why the hell this movie wasn't filmed in Mandarin!

Oh, and everyone agrees: there's no way a British producer and an Italian director would ever film a movie about China in English in these days. Think of the outrage! Think of the THINKPIECES!

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