Bawang bie ji : Farewell my concubine

The Resource Bawang bie ji : Farewell my concubine
Label
Bawang bie ji : Farewell my concubine
Title remainder
Farewell my concubine
Statement of responsibility
Miramax International presents ; in association with Maverick Picture Company and Tomson (Hong Kong) Films Co., Ltd. ; screenplay by Lilian Lee & Lu Wei ; producer, Hsu Feng ; directed by Chen Kaige
Title variation
Farewell my concubine
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Subject
Genre
Language
  • chi
  • eng
  • chi
  • chi
Summary
This tale spans 50 years--from 1925 to 1977--a story at once that of individuals and of the history of China. Two young orphan boys are in the Peking Opera's perfectionist training academy. Eventually, Dieyi is assigned the role of the concubine in the famous traditional opera of the film's title, while Xiaolou will play the king. They are locked into these roles onstage, while their personal relationship somehow survives the upheavals of World War II, the communist takeover of China and the Cultural Revolution. Dieyi is livid when Xiaolou marries Juxian, who spends her life at the mercy of two men whose work together has defined their individual personalities
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Awards note
Winner, Prix de la FIPRESCI and Palme d'Or: Chen Kaige, 1993 Cannes Film Festival; Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Film, 1994 Golden Globe Awards.
Cataloging source
CIA
Characteristic
videorecording
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Credits note
Director of cinematography, Gu Changwei ; editor, Pei Xiaonan ; music by Zhao Jiping ; production design Yang Yuhe, Yang Zhanjia ; art direction, Chen Huaikai
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R for language and strong depiction of thematic material
Language note
In Chinese with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li
Runtime
172
Series statement
Miramax classics
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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