Bernardo Bertolucci

A Patek Philippe wristwatch once owned by China's last emperor sold for more than $6 million at auction in Hong Kong on May 23.

The Ref 96 Quantieme Lune timepiece, which boasts a crown-like moon phase, originally belonged to Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the final monarch of the Chinese Qing dynasty.

The Premiere Nights Athens Film Festival presents the city's first comprehensive retrospective on the award-winning Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci (1941-2018).

Bernardo Bertolucci, whose epic "The Last Emperor" won nine Oscars and who influenced generations of filmmakers with other groundbreaking works such as "The Conformist" and "Last Tango in Paris," in which he explored politics and sexuality through personal storytelling and audacious camera work, has died. He was 77, reported Variety.com

Bernardo Bertolucci, the Italian director famous for movies such as “Last Tango in Paris” and “The Last Emperor”, has died at 77, Italian media reported on Monday.

Bertolucci, who hailed from the northern Italian town of Parma, had been ill and died at his home in Rome, media said.