Pu Yi, now 15, is presented with his new tutor, Reginald. They shake hands vigorously. Awkwardly and hilariously so. Then Pu Yi has his first lesson. He tells Reg he is always told what to say and wishes he could say what he thinks. Reg gives him a copy of the Saturday Evening Post with a picture of George Washington on it. Reg spots Pu Yi's pet mouse and he asks his tutor to keep it secret.

ICONIC QUOTE:
"Words are important."
"Why are words important?"
"If you cannot say what you mean, your majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman always mean what he says."
(Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston, Pu Yi, at 15)

"I know that you know that I know that you know that that is a dialogue between Confucius and Chuang Tzu."
(Pu Yi, at 15)

"Who is this George Washington?"
"A famous American, your majesty. A revolutionary general, the first American president."
"Ah, like Mr. Lenin in Russia?"
"Not quite."
"Does he have a car?"
"He lived a long time ago, your majesty."
"I want a car."
(Pu Yi, at 15, Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston)

TITLE: Last Emperor, The
PRODUCTION YEAR: 1987
LIBRARY: Recorded Picture Company
DIRECTOR: Bernardo Bertolucci
PRODUCER(S): Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci
COMPOSER: Ryuichi Sakamota
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093389
IMDB SCORE:  0.0
TALENT: Peter O'Toole, Victor Wong
GENRE: Biography, Drama, Foreign, History, Iconic, Literary Masterpiece, Period Piece, True Story, War
ERA: 1950s, 1960s
TERRITORY RIGHTS:  Worldwide
TERM RIGHTS: Perpetuity
ICONIC TITLE: yes
FILENAME: rpc-emperor-022
DURATION: 00:03:55:00
TIME IN: 00:41:47:00