Film

Farewell My Concubine

1993 · 2h 51m · Drama

The passionate triangle of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them!

IMDb

8.1

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Metacritic

84

In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.

Leslie Cheung

Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi

Zhang Fengyi

Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou

Gong Li

Juxian

Lü Qi

Master Guan

Ying Da

Manager

Ge You

Master Yuan Shiqing

Lei Han

Xiao Si

Tong Di

Zhang the Eunuch

Yin Zhi

Teenage Douzi

Ma Mingwei

Young Douzi

Zhao Hailong

Teenage Shitou

Fei Zhenxiang

Young Shitou

Yang Yong Chao

Young Xiao Laizi

Huang Fei

Old Master

Jiang Wenli

Douzi's Mother

Zhi Yitong

Aoki Saburo

• Chen KaigeDirector
• Lilian Lee Bik-WahScreenplay · Novel
• Lu WeiScreenplay
• Hsu FengProducer
• Tang Jun NianExecutive Producer
• Pin HsuExecutive Producer
• Sunday SunExecutive Producer
• Gu ChangweiDirector of Photography
• Jonathan LeeOriginal Music Composer
• Zhao JipingOriginal Music Composer

Trailer

Release date

January 1, 1993

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

2h 51m

Rated

R

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$6,400,000

Genres

Drama

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