Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Farewell My Concubine (1993)

Plot.
Where to Watch.







Currently Farewell My Concubine is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel, Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing
Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi / Theme Song Performance

Zhang Fengyi
Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou

Gong Li
Juxian

Lü Qi
Master Guan

Ying Da
Manager

Ge You
Master Yuan Shiqing

Lei Han
Xiao Si

Yi Di
Zhang the Eunuch

Yin Zhi
Teenage Douzi

Ma Mingwei
Young Douzi

Zhao Hailong
Teenage Shitou

Fei Zhenxiang
Young Shitou

Yang Yong Chao
Young Xiao Laizi

Huang Fei
Old Master

Jiang Wenli
Douzi's Mother

Zhi Yitong
Aoki Saburo

Li Chun
Teenage Xiao Si

David Wu
Red Guard

Shen Huifen
Cai Feng

Huang Lei
Little Hooligan

Fang Zheng
Client

Sui Yongqing
Madam

Yang Lixin
Douzi (voice)

Gu Changwei
Director of Photography

Chen Kaige
Director

Lilian Lee Bik-Wah
Screenplay / Novel

Pei Xiaonan
Editor

Lu Wei
Screenplay

Tang Jun Nian
Executive Producer

Hsu Feng
Executive Producer

Bai Yu
Assistant Director

Zhang Jinzhan
Action Director

Jin Ping
Assistant Director

Jonathan Lee
Original Music Composer / Songs / Music

Zhao Jiping
Original Music Composer

Zhao Faquan
Cinematography

Yang Yu-He
Art Designer

Yang Zhanjia
Art Designer

Tingxiao Huo
Art Department Assistant

Nakamuka Tawishiko
Sound Recordist

Wei Junhua
Foley Artist

Hu Bingxu
Conductor

Shen Jianqin
Sound Engineer

Xianchun Zhang
Prop Designer

Kang Xiaotian
Lighting Director

Kong Jinlei
Editorial Production Assistant

Song Shan-Ming
Dresser

Huang Baorong
Dresser

Wang Chi-Min
Dresser

Jinming Jiang
Dresser

Sandy Lam
Songs

Zhang Jinting
Assistant Director

Jing Tao
Sound Recordist

Chen Changmin
Costume Design

Fang Qing-Shan
Makeup Artist

Xu Guang-Rui
Makeup Artist
Media.















Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1993
Original Name霸王别姬
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 51m
Content RatingR
Budget$4,000,000
Box Office$6,400,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
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 politically tumultuous 20th-century China, from the early days of the Republic of China to the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution. It chronicles the troubled relationships between two lifelong friends, the Peking opera actors Cheng Dieyi (Cheung) and Duan Xiaolou (Zhang), and Xiaolou's wife Juxian (Gong).
The film's themes include identity confusion and blurred lines between real life and the stage, portrayed by the revered opera actor Dieyi, whose unrequited love for Xiaolou persists throughout. The film also addressed themes of political and societal disturbances in 20th-century China, which is typical of Chinese Fifth Generation cinema.
Farewell My Concubine premiered on 1 January 1993, in Hong Kong. Upon release the film received generally positive reviews from contemporary critics, and jointly won the Palme d'Or at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese-language film to achieve the honour. It won further accolades, including a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and a BAFTA for Best Film Not in the English Language, and received two nominations at the 66th Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Foreign Language Film.
A few weeks after its release in China, the politburo demanded changes to be made to the film due to unconventional depictions of traditional values and political decisions. While allowing a premiere in Beijing, the government objected to the representation of homosexuality, the suicide of a leading character, and a depiction of the turmoil of the 1960s.
The film was approved for further exhibition in September 1993, less than a year after its original release. Upon its re-release it became clear the Chinese censors had made numerous cuts, removing 14 minutes. Chinese officials felt that a re-release, as opposed to maintaining a full ban, would silence an ever-growing international backlash and also help their bid to host the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2000.
Farewell My Concubine is considered one of the landmark films of the Fifth Generation movement that brought Chinese film directors to world attention. In 2005, the film was selected as one of the "100 Best Films in Global History" by Time magazine.
You May Also Like.

Happy Together (1997)

To Live (1994)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

The Last Movie Star (2018)

In the Heat of the Sun (1994)

Once a Thief (1991)

Lan Yu (2001)

Lara (2019)

Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)

A Scene at the Sea (1991)

Night of the Pencils (1986)

Many Wars Ago (1970)

Blind Shaft (2003)

Parting Glances (1986)

Love and Bruises (2011)

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 2 (2010)

Breakout Brothers (2020)

Sheep (2009)

The 10-mile long road says farewell to the premier (1976)
