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Farewell My Concubine (1993)

"The passionate triangle of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them!"

7.9/10 2h 51m Jan 01, 1993
Drama

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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Movie Details

Original Title 霸王别姬
Original Language ZH
Budget $4,000,000
Revenue $6,400,000
Status Released
Popularity 3.7

Cast

Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung
Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
Popularity: 2.6
Zhang Fengyi
Zhang Fengyi
Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou
Popularity: 9.0
Gong Li
Gong Li
Juxian
Popularity: 9.6
Lü Qi
Lü Qi
Master Guan
Popularity: 0.6
Ying Da
Ying Da
Manager
Popularity: 7.0
Ge You
Ge You
Master Yuan Shiqing
Popularity: 1.6
Lei Han
Lei Han
Xiao Si
Popularity: 0.7
Tong Di
Tong Di
Zhang the Eunuch
Popularity: 0.2
Yin Zhi
Yin Zhi
Teenage Douzi
Popularity: 0.7
Ma Mingwei
Ma Mingwei
Young Douzi
Popularity: 0.3
Zhao Hailong
Zhao Hailong
Teenage Shitou
Popularity: 0.1
Fei Zhenxiang
Fei Zhenxiang
Young Shitou
Popularity: 1.2

Key Crew

Director Chen Kaige
Screenplay Lilian Lee Bik-Wah, Lu Wei
Editor Pei Xiaonan
Executive Producer Tang Jun Nian, Hsu Feng
Cinematography Zhao Faquan
Music Jonathan Lee

Production

Beijing Film Studio
CN
China Film Co-Production Corp.
CN
Tomson (Hong Kong) Films Co., Ltd.

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Keywords

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

Reviews from TMDB

Filipe Manuel Neto 8/10
Nov 12, 2022

**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. ... Read more

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Details
Release Date January 1, 1993
Runtime 2h 51m
Budget $4,000,000
Revenue $6,400,000
Language ZH
Status Released
Popularity 3.7
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