Farewell My Concubine 1993
8.1 / 10
Farewell My Concubine
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.
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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... Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
... Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou
... Juxian
... Master Yuan Shiqing
... Na Kun
... Master Guan
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See All 1 Reviews12 Nov 2022 by Filipe Manuel Neto
**An excellent film.** I was really curious to see this movie, because as far as I can remember it was the first Chinese movie I saw. Before I saw it, I read a little about it, and I was quite impressed to see how the film did well in the West, and managed to infuriate Chinese Communist censors. However, I fear that I was not fully prepared for what awaited me. In fact, the film is truly brutal, in every sense of the word. Director Kaige Chen took a well-known and respected book for his film, but put all the focus on an almost visceral realism. The film is an epic that spans a large period of time, between 1924 and 1977, that is, very troubled years in Chinese history, which includes the entire period of war against Japan and the invasion of Manchuria, as well as the cultural revolution. Maoist. At the same time, it reveals the backstage of Cantonese opera, a traditional Chinese cultural style. In the film, two young apprentices live a cruel and unhappy life at the opera school, with daily beatings and various abuses, including sexual abuse. One of them will play the female characters in the stories, like a transvestite, since women are not allowed on stage. Throughout the film, there is a lot of confusion between life and art, and we often feel that these actors are mixing things up, living their characters in real life and transposing their real life to the stage. I don't know any of the actors in the cast, but I really liked their overall work, and the way they play opposite each other. The film also has extraordinary scenarios, full of realistic details, such as the construction of buildings, the lanterns. The actors' costumes also deserve applause, especially the characters in the opera, with all those fabrics and those strong face paints. Finally, a word for the wonderful cinematography, excellent opening credits and soundtrack.
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Release Date:
Jan 01, 1993 (China,Hong Kong)
Run Time:
2hr 51`
MMPA Rating:
R
Original Language:
Chinese
Production Countries:
China,Hong Kong
Status:
Released
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**An excellent film.** I was really curious to see this movie, because as far as I can remember it was the first Chinese movie I saw. Before I saw it, I read a little about it, and I was quite impressed to see how the film did well in the West, and managed to infuriate Chinese Communist censors. However, I fear that I was not fully prepared for what awaited me. In fact, the film is truly brutal, in every sense of the word. Director Kaige Chen took a well-known and respected book for his film, but put all the focus on an almost visceral realism. The film is an epic that spans a large period of time, between 1924 and 1977, that is, very troubled years in Chinese history, which includes the entire period of war against Japan and the invasion of Manchuria, as well as the cultural revolution. Maoist. At the same time, it reveals the backstage of Cantonese opera, a traditional Chinese cultural style. In the film, two young apprentices live a cruel and unhappy life at the opera school, with daily beatings and various abuses, including sexual abuse. One of them will play the female characters in the stories, like a transvestite, since women are not allowed on stage. Throughout the film, there is a lot of confusion between life and art, and we often feel that these actors are mixing things up, living their characters in real life and transposing their real life to the stage. I don't know any of the actors in the cast, but I really liked their overall work, and the way they play opposite each other. The film also has extraordinary scenarios, full of realistic details, such as the construction of buildings, the lanterns. The actors' costumes also deserve applause, especially the characters in the opera, with all those fabrics and those strong face paints. Finally, a word for the wonderful cinematography, excellent opening credits and soundtrack.
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Farewell My Concubine - Farewell My Concubine
Directors & Credit Writers
Cast
... Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
... Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou
... Juxian
... Master Yuan Shiqing
... Na Kun
... Master Guan
... Xiao Si
YD
Yi Di... Zhang the Eunuch
YZ
Yin Zhi... Xiao Douzi (teenager)
MM
Ma Ming-Wei... Xiao Douzi (child)
... Xiao Shitou (teenager)
... Xiao Shitou (child)
... Xiao Laizi
LD
Li Dan... Xiao Laizi
... Xiao Laizi
... Xiao Laizi (child)
HF
Huang Fei... Old Master
... Xiao Douzi's Mother
... Aoki Saburo
LC
Li Chun... Xiao Si (teenager)
Produced By
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
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