Farewell My Concubine

1993

In 1924, young Cheng Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) begins training at the Beijing Opera House at the same time as Duan Xiaolou (Fengyi Zhang). Cheng specializes in playing female parts, often against Duan's commanding male leads. While pretending to be in love with Duan onstage, Cheng begins to develop actual romantic feelings for his co-star, which are not reciprocated. Over the next 50 years, the two men maintain a complicated friendship as China undergoes turbulent changes.

The passionate story of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them.

JBscale

Excellent

Film Detail

Genre

Drama - Romance

Length

2 hrs. 52 mins.

US Theatrical Release

October 15, 1993

US Box Office

$5,549,086 (#4828 of 7074)

Global Office

No Data Available

Rating

Restricted

Language, Strong Depiction of Thematic Material

Collection Detail

Release Method

Criterion Collection #1228 Digital Only

Aquired Format

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 1.85:1

Audio

Mandarin: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Criterion

Released

July 23, 2024

Acquired Date

May 1, 2024

Times Seen

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Actors

Leslie Cheung

Fengyi Zhang

Li Gong

You Ge

Da Ying

Qi Lü

Han Lei

Di Tong

Zhi Yin

Dan Li

Wenli Jiang

Directors

Kaige Chen

Producers

Feng Hsu

Writers

Pik-Wah Lee

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