Film1993171 min

Farewell My Concubine

Name: Farewell My Concubine
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993
Duration: 171 min
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Jiang Wenli, Ge You

Taste attributes: dramamusic/danceromancewholesomerealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers allsocial commentaryunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeRealistic and warm-hearted: an emotional drama, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.9 /10

TMDB · 326 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

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, Douzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo's explosive breakup and tragic fall take root.

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