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Chen Kaing's epic is grand in scope and presentation, and, bolstered by solid performances, the result is a film both horrifying and enthralling. Read critic reviews
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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. Beginning in 1924 and spanning nearly half a century, Farewell My Concubine's sumptuous narrative is interwoven with moments from some of the most troublesome times in modern Chinese history, including Japan's 1937 invasion though to the Chinese Cultural Revolution and its aftermath.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Drama, Lgbtq+
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Original Language: Chinese
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Director: Chen Kaige
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Producer: Feng Hsu
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Writer: Wei Lu
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Box Office (Gross USA): $2.5M
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Distributor: Miramax Films, Artificial Eye
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Production Co: Beijing Film Studio, Tomson Films
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Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo
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Audience Reviews for Farewell My Concubine
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The story of China joining the modern age seen through the lives of two principal performers of the Beijing Opera. Cruel, majestic, courageous, sweeping, and glorious, this is not to be missed. Of course, the singing can only be an acquired taste, but this is still about the story, magnificently told.
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This sprawling epic depicts the friendship of two Chinese opera stars amidst the tumultuous Twentieth Century history of China. What a grand film with beautiful art direction and cinematography to match. But the real highlights are the the two stars, Leslie Cheung and Fengyi Zhang who give tour de force performances. Their interaction is real and fraught with all the history the film depicts, which is no small matter; approximately fifty years of history are crammed into the film's three hours. Many of the scenes are built on subtlety and subtext with hinting looks and knowing glances, and lesser actors would not have been able to convey the nuances of the characters. I have to trust in the film's verisimilitude when it comes to the opera scenes, which are occasionally too long and not as compelling as the off-stage troubles the actors create and are victim to. These sequences are educational, exposing Western viewers to Chinese opera, an area of performance most of us aren't accustomed to seeing. Overall, Farewell, My Concubine is a remarkable achievement and a world-widening experience.
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An epic of gigantic ambition thanks to the crazy mental scope of Kaige Chen. <i>Ba wang bie ji</i> is technical perfection unbelievably orchestrated by a direction that engulfed every single big and small detail into a universal fable of anti-political nature. And to the Academy: Seriously, your final decisions are hilarious... 97/100
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Putting the <i>mellow</i> in melodrama, especially if you're not a fan of Beijing Opera to begin with...
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