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    Farewell My Concubine

    R1993 · Drama · 2h 37m

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  2. Farewell My Concubine is a 1993 Chinese-Hong Kong epic historical drama film directed by Chen Kaige, starring Leslie Cheung, Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi. Adapted for the screen by Lu Wei, based on the novel by Lilian Lee , the film is set in a politically tumultuous 20th-century China, from the early days of the Republic of China to the aftermath ...

    • Beijing Film Studio
    • Hsu Feng
  3. Oct 15, 1993 · Farewell My Concubine: Directed by Kaige Chen. With Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang, Gong Li, You Ge. Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.

    • Kaige Chen
    • 134
    • 2 min
  4. Sep 21, 2023 · The 1993 version of “Farewell My Concubine” was still a powerhouse of emotion and epic storytelling, but now it’s been restored to its original Cannes greatness with a 4K full release getting a theatrical launch for the first time this month. The movie is more stunning than ever, a daring blend of history and personal storytelling with ...

  5. Spanning fifty years of twentieth-century Chinese history, Farewell My Concubine follows aspiring actors Cheng Dieyi (a heartbreaking Leslie Cheung) and Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) as they emerge from a childhood of brutal training to become Beijing-opera stars, with life mirroring art as Dieyi’s unrequited love for Xiaolou and the country ...

    • Cheng Dieyi
  6. Oct 29, 1993 · Farewell My Concubine. Roger Ebert October 29, 1993. Tweet. May contain spoilers. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Farewell My Concubine" is two films at once: An epic spanning a half-century of modern Chinese history, and a melodrama about life backstage at the famed Peking Opera.

  7. Sep 21, 2023 · The only Chinese-language film to ever win the Palme d’Or (it shared the honor with Jane Campion’s The Piano at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival), Farewell My Concubine chronicles the lives of two childhood friends who become acclaimed stars in the titular play. Covering fifty years in China’s turbulent twentieth century, it’s a sumptuous ...

  8. Farewell My Concubine (1993) Movie Info Synopsis Chen Kaige's much acclaimed, long out of print masterpiece chronicles the rise of two young stars of the Beijing Opera House, their...

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