The Last Emperor suicide, but is quickly revived and told he must stand trial. 42 years earlier, in 1908, a toddler Puyi is summoned to the Forbidden City by the dying Empress Dowager Cixi. After telling him that the previous emperor had died earlier that day, with her last words, Cixi tells Puyi that he will be the next emperor. After his coronation, Puyi, frightened by his new surroundings, repeatedly expresses his wish to go home, which is denied. Despite having scores of palace eunuchs and maids to wait on him, his only real friend is his wet nurse, Ar Mo, who accompanied
The Last Emperor count from 460 to 877) and spending 6 more weeks in the weekend box office top 10. Were it not for this late push, "The Last Emperor" would have joined "The English Patient", "Amadeus", and "The Hurt Locker" as the only Best Picture winners to not enter the weekend box office top 5 since these numbers were first recorded in 1982. The film was converted into 3D and shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The film received critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 92% "Certified Fresh" score based on 59 reviews, with