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Release Date:
15 October 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
The passionate story of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them.
Plot:
The story of two men, who met as apprentices in the Peking Opera, and stayed friends for over 50 years. full summary | add synopsis
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Opera
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Friend
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Peking Opera
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China
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Male Nudity
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 13 wins
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2 nominations
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A very lovely film...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Leslie Cheung | ... | Cheng Dieyi (segment "Douzi") | |
| Fengyi Zhang | ... | Duan Xiaolou (segment "Shitou") | |
| Li Gong | ... | Juxian | |
| Qi Lü | ... | Master Guan | |
| Da Ying | ... | Manager | |
| You Ge | ... | Master Yuan | |
| Chun Li | ... | Xiao Si (in his teens) | |
| Han Lei | ... | Xiao Si (adult) | |
| Di Tong | ... | Zhang the Eunuch | |
| Mingwei Ma | ... | Douzi as a Child | |
| Yang Fei | ... | Shitou as a Child | |
| Zhi Yin | ... | Douzi as a Teenager | |
| Hailong Zhao | ... | Shitou as a Teenager | |
| Dan Li | ... | Laizi / Peking Opera schoolboy | |
| Wenli Jiang | ... | Douzi's Mother |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Farewell My Concubine (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
Ba wong bit gei (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
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Ba wong bit gei (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and strong depiction of thematic material.
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Runtime:
171 min
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Black and White (some scenes) |
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Brazil:14 |
Iceland:12 |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-14 |
Germany:12 |
Peru:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Singapore:PG
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Jackie Chan was originally offered the role of Duan Xiaolou due to his own childhood experience of training in the Peking Opera. But he turned it down, fearing that the film, which deals with themes of homosexuality, might tarnish his image.
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Continuity: When Douzi is first examined by the owner of the opera troupe, his extra finger is on his right hand below the thumb. When he withdraws the hand from the opera troupe owner, he pulls back his left arm. When his mother cuts the extra finger off a few moments later, it is now on his left hand, next to his pinkie.
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Referenced in "American Dad!: Failure Is Not a Factory-installed Option (#2.3)" (2006)
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The film paints the story of two actors, from their first encounter at school in the Twenties through their success as stars of the Peking Opera, difficulties during the Japanese occupation, the Communist takeover in 1949 and the traumas of the Cultural Revolution in the Sixties
For the so-called Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, the film touches new ground on two fronts In the first place, though it does not avoid from acknowledging the sufferings under the old regime, it takes an embittered view of Communist society and of the Cultural Revolution specifically
The two friends, Xiaolou and Dieyi, adopt a young man, Xiao Si, who becomes one of the Red Guards and quickly informs the political sins of his benefactors
Second the film is a love story of a rare kind Dieyi is a homosexual and suffers rejection when Xiaolou begins an affair with Juxian (Gong Li), a gorgeous prostitute The personal conflict of each character is the heart of this exceptional movie