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Farewell My Concubine

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

Duration

2h 51m

Release

1 Jan 1993

Country

ChinaHong Kong SAR China

Language

Chinese

Overview

In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.

Plot

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.

Cast

Leslie CheungFengyi ZhangGong Li

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 8.1/10Rotten Tomatoes: 90%Metacritic: 84/100

Details

Director

Kaige Chen

Writers

Pik-Wah LeeWei Lu

Revenue

$6,400,000

Budget

$4,000,000

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 24 wins & 12 nominations total

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