Farewell My Concubine

Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled “Farewell My Concubine” that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou marries Juxian, Doutzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo’s explosive breakup and tragic fall take root.

Views: 912

Genre: Best Music, Drama, Music, Palme d'Or winners, Romance

Director: Kaige Chen

Actors: Fengyi Zhang, Ge You, Gong Li, Jiang Wenli, Lei Han, Leslie Cheung, Li Chun, Lu Qi, Ma Ming-Wei, Yi Di, Yin Zhi, Ying Da, Zhang Feng Yi, Zhang Fengyi, Zhi Yitong, 张丰毅

Country: China, Hong Kong

Company: Beijing Film Studio, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Tomson Films

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars, 24 wins & 12 nominations total

Budget: $4,000,000

Worldwide Gross: $6,439,377

Duration: 02:51 2h 51min

Release: 1993

Release Date: 1993-01-01

IMDb: 8.1

TMDB: 7.912

Rotten Tomatoes: 90%

Metacritic: 84

FilmAffinity: 7.3