Abehind-the-sceneslookintothefilmingofTheLastEmperorthroughthephotographsofBasilPao.TheLastEmperorRevisitedisatruebehind-the-sceneslookatthemakingofBernardoBertolucci’’slegendaryfilmthroughtheexquisiteeyeofaphotographerwhohadunlimitedaccesstoeveryoneandeverything,everywhere.Thephotographsfeatureaninternationalcastofcharacterswhocontributedtothecreationofthemasterpiece,fromthedirector,filmmakers,andactors,tothefarmers,workers,andstudentsinandaroundBeijingwhowererecruitedasextras.InJuly1986,BasilPaojoinedthecastandcrewforthefilmingofTheLastEmperor.HisprincipalrolewastoplaytheyoungemperorPuYi’’sfatherPrinceChun,buthealsoservedasathirdassistantdirectorandspecialstillsphotographer.Thebookcontainsover250photographs,includingsomeofPao’’smosticonicimagesofthefilm,alongwithatreasuretroveof“never-been-seen“picturescapturedduringfilminginBeijingandItaly.InPao’’sownwords:“Itisthechronicleofatrulyextraordinaryexperiencethatcompletelychangedmylife.“
