Farewell My Concubine (1993)

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2h 51m
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January 1, 1993
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Farewell My Concubine (1993)

10
/ 10
1 User Ratings
2h 51m
Running Time

January 1, 1993
Release Date

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Plot.

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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Cast & Crew.

Chen Kaige

Chen Kaige

Director

Lilian Lee Bik-Wah

Lilian Lee Bik-Wah

Screenplay / Novel

Pei Xiaonan

Pei Xiaonan

Editor

Lu Wei

Lu Wei

Screenplay

Tang Jun Nian

Tang Jun Nian

Executive Producer

Hsu Feng

Hsu Feng

Executive Producer

Bai Yu

Bai Yu

Assistant Director

Zhang Jinzhan

Zhang Jinzhan

Action Director

Jin Ping

Jin Ping

Assistant Director

Jonathan Lee

Jonathan Lee

Original Music Composer / Songs / Music

Zhao Jiping

Zhao Jiping

Original Music Composer

Zhao Faquan

Zhao Faquan

Cinematography

Yang Yu-He

Yang Yu-He

Art Designer

Yang Zhanjia

Yang Zhanjia

Art Designer

Tingxiao Huo

Tingxiao Huo

Art Department Assistant

Nakamuka Tawishiko

Nakamuka Tawishiko

Sound Recordist

Wei Junhua

Wei Junhua

Foley Artist

Hu Bingxu

Hu Bingxu

Conductor

Shen Jianqin

Shen Jianqin

Sound Engineer

Xianchun Zhang

Xianchun Zhang

Prop Designer

Kang Xiaotian

Kang Xiaotian

Lighting Director

Kong Jinlei

Kong Jinlei

Editorial Production Assistant

Song Shan-Ming

Song Shan-Ming

Dresser

Huang Baorong

Huang Baorong

Dresser

Wang Chi-Min

Wang Chi-Min

Dresser

Jinming Jiang

Jinming Jiang

Dresser

Sandy Lam

Sandy Lam

Songs

Zhang Jinting

Zhang Jinting

Assistant Director

Jing Tao

Jing Tao

Sound Recordist

Chen Changmin

Chen Changmin

Costume Design

Fang Qing-Shan

Fang Qing-Shan

Makeup Artist

Xu Guang-Rui

Xu Guang-Rui

Makeup Artist

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1993

Original Name
霸王别姬

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 51m

Content Rating
R

Budget
$4,000,000

Box Office
$6,400,000

Genres

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This Movie Is About.

china
society
cultural revolution
woman between two men
best friend
beijing
chinese opera
female impersonator
severed finger
transvestite
lgbt

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.

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