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<p>Dear All: As we wind down the year, I wanted to let you know what we are doing next week. During the first couple of days of the week, we will be watching a film entitled, <em>The Last Emperor. </em>This film came out in 1988 and won 9 Academy awards, including best picture. It is rated PG-13. It is a film about the last Chinese Emperor, Pu Yi, who took the throne in 1908 at the age of 3, deposed in 1911, and witnessed great upheaval in China. I think the film is perfectly fine for all students, but I have attached below the official MPAA parents guide, so you can see it and let me know if you have any concerns or issues.</p>
<p>Finally, please remind your child that they must return their new World History text book next week. Thanks.</p>
<p>Burt Nadler</p>
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<p id="swiki.2.1.1" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0.75em; line-height: 15.7200002670288px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12px;">Suggested MPAA description: Rated 'PG-13' for Intense Thematic Material Involving Sexuality/Nudity, Violence, Drug Use, and Brief Strong Language.<br />
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We see rear and full-frontal nudity of a three-year-old as he is being bathed.<br />
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Two instances where we see the bare breasts of a wet nurse as she breastfeeds a boy, even at the age of eight.<br />
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We see a man and his two wives cavorting under the covers (only their figures covered by the sheets are visible), but they are interrupted by a eunuch.<br />
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Many eunuchs are featured in the film. Several are shown carrying jars which contain their testicles.<br />
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A woman questions her husband as to why he "won't make love" to her anymore.<br />
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One woman sucks another woman's toes as they smoke opium.</p>
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We see an up-close view of a young boy's feces in a bowl, as a eunuch smells them to see if he is properly nourished. Not violent or gory, but definitely gross.<br />
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We hear fire outside a man's bedroom and see flames outside the window, the result of arson.<br />
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One man threatens another with a pistol.<br />
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A man is shot in the head from behind, and blood spurts from his head.<br />
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We hear a gunshot and see that a man has shot himself in the head; we see the bullet wound and a pool of blood form underneath.<br />
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There is archival footage of war atrocities including actual executions by gunfire as well as several close-ups of decomposed bodies. There is footage of a hand, badly burned from radiation, being treated.</p>
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Wine is consumed at various parties throughout the film.</p>
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