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Farewell My Concubine
In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
1993 · Directed by Chen Kaige · 171 min · Drama · 17 frames
Tagline
The passionate triangle of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them!
Crew
- Screenplay: Lilian Lee Bik-Wah, Lu Wei
- Cinematography: Gu Changwei
- Edited by: Pei Xiaonan
- Music: Jonathan Lee, Zhao Jiping
- Production design: Yang Yu-He, Yang Zhanjia
- Produced by: Hsu Feng
Cast
- Leslie Cheung as Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
- Zhang Fengyi as Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou
- Gong Li as Juxian
- Lü Qi as Master Guan
- Ying Da as Manager
- Ge You as Master Yuan Shiqing
- Lei Han as Xiao Si
- Tong Di as Zhang the Eunuch
- Yin Zhi as Teenage Douzi
- Ma Mingwei as Young Douzi
Production
- Country: China, Hong Kong
- Language: Mandarin
- Studios: Beijing Film Studio, China Film Co-Production, Tomson (Hong Kong) Films Co., Ltd.
- Budget: $4,000,000
- Box office: $6,400,000
- Themes: china, society, transvestite, cultural revolution, woman between two men, best friend, beijing, china, lgbt, chinese opera, female impersonator
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