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.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 51m
- Released
- 1993
- Country
- China, Hong Kong, South Korea
Details
Release year: 1993
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Leslie Cheung — Cheng Dieyi (segment: Douzi)
Fengyi Zhang — Duan Xiaolou (segment: Shitou)
Gong Li — Juxian
You Ge — Master Yuan
Awards
0 wins & 2 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• 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.
• Leslie Cheung was the first Hong Kong star to act in a mainland China film.
• During filming, Leslie Cheung could hardly speak Mandarin Chinese, let alone a genuine Beijing accent (as every actor speaks in this film). His voice is dubbed by native Beijing actor Yang Lixin (uncredited).
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $5,549,086
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $69,408 (1993-10-17)
User reviews
A fine movie, truly an epic.
A very lovely film...
By far. The very best of Chinese film
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color, Black and White
