Farewell My Concubine [Blu-ray] [Criterion Collection]

Director: Kaige Chen Kaige Chen

Overview

Production companies from Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan cooperated to produce this historical drama. The story begins in the 1920s, and continues through to the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution. The early part of the film focuses on the training and adolescent relationships of two young men who are destined to perform in the famed Peking Opera. Due to the arduous and complex nature of their training, the story begins when one of them (nicknamed Douzi) (played as an adult by Hong Kong singer Leslie Cheung) is deposited at the school by his mother when he is quite a young boy. He becomes friends with a lad called Shitou (Zhang Fengyi as an adult), and their friendship goes through a variety of ups and downs occasioned by the fact that Douzi is homosexual, and Shitou is married. They do not ever appear to have had a sexual romance, but Douzi certainly resents his reduced access to his friend after he marries. Ironically, given the cooperative nature of this film's production, it was banned in Taiwan because too many of its stars were mainland Chinese.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/23/2024
UPC:	0715515299916
Original Release:	1993
Rating:	R
Source:	Criterion Collection
Language:	English
Time:	2:51:00
Sales rank:	310

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Leslie Cheung	Cheng Dieyi (Douzi)
Qi Lu	Actor
Ying Da	Actor
David Wu	Red Guard
Li Chun	Actor
Lei Ha Man-zhang	Actor
Tong Di	Actor
Ma Mingwei	Actor
Yin Zhi	Actor
Fei Yang	Actor
Zhao Hailong	Actor
Fengyi Zhang	Duan Xiaolou
Da Ying	Manager
You Ge	Master Yuan
Chun Li	Xiao Si,Actor,Actor
Han Lei	Xiao Si
Di Tong	Zhang the Eunuch
Mingwei Ma	Douzi as a Child
Li Gong	Juxian
Hailu Qin	Guan Jifa
Lei Han	Xiao Si adulte
Li Chunpeng	Xiao Si enfant
Yang Fei	Shitou enfant
Zhi Yin	Douzi adolescent
Hailong Zhao	Actor
Wenli Jiang	Actor
Lu Qi	Guan Jifa
Zhang Fengyi	Actor
Zhao Jiping	Musician,Composer

Technical Credits

Lu Wei

Lilian Lee

Wei Lu

Hsu Feng	Producer
Lu Wei	Screenwriter
Lilian Lee	Screenwriter
Kaige Chen	Director
Wei Lu	Screenwriter
Jade Hsu	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
Jing Tao	Sound Effects