Farewell my concubine [videorecording]
2016
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Chen Kaige directs this Chinese epic spanning a 50-year relationship between two performers in the Peking Opera troupe. The story follows Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou (Leslie Cheung and Zhang Fengyi) as they progress from a brutal stage academy as young children to the height of their art, before a seductive young woman comes between them and the Cultural Revolution intrudes upon both their professional and personal lives.
Main title:
Farewell my concubine [videorecording] / producer, Hsu Feng.
Author:
Kaige, Chen, directorJiping, Zhao, musicCheung, Leslie, 1956-2003, actorFengyi, Zhang, actorLi, Gong, actorLee, Lillian, book author
Imprint:
BFI, 2016.
Collation:
2 Blu-Rays (171 min.) : col.
Notes:
Region B, 2 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (Mandarin), Subtitles (English).Made in 1993.Based on the novel by Lillian Lee.Credits: music, Zhao Jiping; cinematographer, Changwei Gu.BRDVD.Region B, 2 disc(s), Interactive menus, Ratio (1:1.85 (17:9) Theatrical widescreen), Languages (Mandarin), Sound (Dolby Digital 2.0), Other Language Sound LPCM Stereo, Subtitles (English), 'Making of' documentary, Other documentaries ('The Making of Farewell My Concubine' (2003)).Credits: director, Chen Kaige; writer, Lillian Lee; writer, Lu Wei; music, Zhao Jiping; cinematographer, Changwei Gu.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Ying Da, Ge You, Lu Qi, Li Chun, Lei Han, Tong Di, Ma Mingwei.
Audience:
BBFC code: 15.
System details:
Blu-Ray.
Dewey class:
791.437
Local class:
BRD FI
Language:
ChineseEnglish
BRN:
1393711
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