Farewell My Concubine / Ba wang bie ji (1993) [The Criterion Collection, Spine #1228]
Blu-Ray | BDMV | AVC, 1920x1080, ~26.8 Mbps | 2hr 52mn | 44,5 GB
Chinese: DTS-HD Master Audio, 6 ch, 3335 kbps
Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Blu-Ray | BDMV | AVC, 1920x1080, ~26.8 Mbps | 2hr 52mn | 44,5 GB
Chinese: DTS-HD Master Audio, 6 ch, 3335 kbps
Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Director: Kaige Chen
Writers: Pik-Wah Lee, Wei Lu
Stars: Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang, Gong Li
A breathtakingly intimate romance unfolds against a sweeping backdrop of social upheaval in renowned director Chen Kaige’s sumptuous saga of passion, fate, and the transcendent possibilities of art. Spanning fifty years of twentieth-century Chinese history, Farewell My Concubine follows aspiring actors Cheng Dieyi (a heartbreaking Leslie Cheung) and Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) as they emerge from a childhood of brutal training to become Beijing-opera stars, with life mirroring art as Dieyi’s unrequited love for Xiaolou and the country’s changing political tides engulf them in their own personal tragedies of jealousy and betrayal. The first Chinese film to win the Palme d’Or is epic filmmaking of the highest order—visually and emotionally ravishing from frame to exquisite frame.
Extras:
- New conversation between Chinese cultural studies scholar Michael Berry and film producer Janet Yang
- Documentary from 2003 on the making of the film
- Interview from 1993 with director Chen Kaige conducted by journalist Charlie Rose
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
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