Farewell My Concubine
1993
The story of two men, who met as apprentices in the Peking Opera, and stayed friends for over 50 years. Read more
| Starring | Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang, Li Gong |
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| Director | Chen Kaige |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Farewell My Concubine
The story of two men, who met as apprentices in the Peking Opera, and stayed friends for over 50 years.
| Starring | Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang, Li Gong |
|---|---|
| Director | Chen Kaige |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 30 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Released | DVD: unknown Production year: 1993 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (2)
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A beautiful and epic film that records the social changes of Chinese life with an unblinking eye and from the viewpoint of the endlessly persecuted.
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Hitherto, Chen Kaige's films have specialised in poetic, allusive allegory: in King of the Children and Life on a... read more on Time Out
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19 out of 20 people found this review helpful
Beautiful unconventional
This film is about 2 male actors, who dedicated their life to this particular style of theatre. One always plays the warrior, the other one a concubine.
They are partner on the stage, but also in life since theatre is their life. A harsh education made them live their roles. A poignant story of two lives entertwined. The film is centered on the characters and their relationship. I won't tell you the end, that would be spoiling it...
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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful
A marvel of a film
A big film on a big scale. It is moving, classy and just beautiful. The relationship between the two main characters and their careers is fascinating. A must see.
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Farewell My Concubine
The story of two men, who met as apprentices in the Peking Opera, and stayed friends for over 50 years....
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