WEBFarewell 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 ...
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Farewell My Concubine (1993) | The Criterion Collection
WEBApr 15, 2024 · Farewell My Concubine. A breathtakingly intimate romance unfolds against a sweeping backdrop of social upheaval in renowned director Chen Kaige’s sumptuous saga of passion, fate, and the transcendent possibilities of art. Spanning fifty years of twentieth-century Chinese history, Farewell My Concubine follows aspiring actors Dieyi …
WEBOct 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.
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Farewell My Concubine movie review (1993) | Roger Ebert
WEBRoger 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. The idea of viewing modern China through the eyes of two of the opera's stars ...
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Farewell My Concubine movie review (2023) | Roger Ebert
WEBSep 21, 2023 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Chen Kaige ’s “Farewell My Concubine” was a victim of Harvey Weinstein ’s notoriously artistically corrupt studio management, leading to almost 20 minutes being cut from its Palme d’Or-winning version to the one released theatrically in the United States in 1993.
WEBAug 4, 2023 · Presented in a new 30th anniversary uncut 4K restoration, the Palme d’Or winner, and two-time Academy Award-nominated epic, FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE, opens September 22. Featuring incredible...
WEBOct 3, 2023. Chen Kaige's much acclaimed, long out of print masterpiece chronicles the rise of two young stars of the Beijing Opera House, their turbulent relationship, and ultimate downfalls.
WEBDirected by Chen Kaige • 1993 • China. Starring Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li. A long-unavailable landmark of Chinese filmmaking, this passionate, exquisitely shot, Palme d’Or–winning epic spans fifty years—from the early twentieth century to the tumultuous Cultural Revolution—capturing the history of a changing country while ...
WEBSummaries. 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. "Farewell, My Concubine" is a movie with two parallel, intertwined stories. It is the story of two performers in the Beijing Opera, stage brothers, and the ...
WEBAdapted from the novel by Lilian Lee (ROUGE), FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE traces the lifelong journey of two actors, Cheng Dieyi (Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing) and Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi), whose shared passion for Peking Opera binds their fates into a complex, enduring friendship that is set against the political and social upheaval of twentieth ...