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Farewell My Concubine

starring: Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang, Li Gong, Qi Lu, Da Ying
directed by: Kaige Chen

: Farewell My Concubine
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788816109
Format: Color, Letterboxed, NTSC
ISBN: 0788816101
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 14, 1999
Running Time: 171 minutes
Sales Rank: 21123
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: October 15, 1993



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Description:
Critically acclaimed as one of the best films of the year, this seductive, award-winning triumph captivated moviegoers the world over. It's the compelling tale of two lifelong friends unexpectedly caught in a passionate love triangle with the woman who comes between them! Academy Award(R)-nominated, FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE (1993 -- Best Foreign Language Film) earned the Golden Globe as Best Foreign Film in addition to claiming Best Picture honors at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival! Packed with vivid, provocative imagery throughout, this sensual story of love and betrayal is the hot and exotic must-see movie of the year!

Amazon.com essential video:
The panorama of 20th-century Chinese history swirls past two men, celebrated actors with their own decidedly specialized view of things. We first observe their lives as children at the Peking Opera training school, a brutal and demanding arena for future actors. While still in training, the effeminate Douzi is chosen to play the transvestite role and the masculine Shitou is chosen to play the royal role in a ritualized play about a king and a concubine. The actors are so good at this performance that they become identified with these roles for their entire careers; through World War II, through the takeover by the Communists, through the insanity of the Cultural Revolution, they are known for their famous parts. Leslie Cheung and Zhang Fengyi are powerful as the two men, and Gong Li (the beautiful leading lady of Raise the Red Lantern) plays the wife of the latter. The movie may be stronger on good old-fashioned melodrama than on profound conclusions, but boy, does it fill up the eyes. The director is Chen Kaige, one of the most talented members of China's 'Fifth Generation' of filmmakers, whose daring subject matter (and sometimes bald international ambitions) have often irked the Chinese government. Indeed, though Farewell My Concubine shared the top prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival and snagged two Oscar nominations, it had difficulty gaining official approval from China. --Robert Horton



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A very lovely film...
The film paints the story of two actors, from their first encounter at school in the Twenties through ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Intense, Deep Historical Epic and Personal Story
I expected a love triangle - as stated on the DVD cover but this film is about so much more. It is an ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE
very creative in all fields, acting is excellent, color and sound very good historically educationally ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Haunting and eerie
I always remember this film with a sense of haunting. I recently viewed it again and cannot get over that ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Waste of time.
The movie was way too long and I don't understand how this could have won an academy award. Very overated!

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