Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Ba wang bie ji (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 2h 51min
- Drama, Music
- 15 Oct 1993 (USA)
- Movie
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 10 nominations.
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Leslie Cheung | ... |
Cheng Dieyi (segment "Douzi")
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Fengyi Zhang | ... |
Duan Xiaolou (segment "Shitou")
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Gong Li | ... |
Juxian
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You Ge | ... |
Master Yuan
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Da Ying | ... |
Manager
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Qi Lü | ... |
Master Guan
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Han Lei | ... |
Xiao Si (adult)
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Di Tong | ... |
Zhang the Eunuch
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Zhi Yin | ... |
Douzi as a Teenager
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Mingwei Ma | ... |
Douzi as a Child
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Hailong Zhao | ... |
Shitou as a Teenager
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Zhenxiang Fei | ... |
Shitou as a Child
(as Yang Fei)
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Dan Li | ... |
Laizi / Peking Opera schoolboy
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Yongchao Yang | ... |
Laizi as a Child
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Fei Huang | ... |
Old Master
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Wenli Jiang | ... |
Douzi's Mother
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Yitong Zhi | ... |
Aoki Saburo
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Chun Li | ... |
Xiao Si (in his teens)
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David Wu | ... |
Red Guard
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Directed by
Kaige Chen |
Written by
Pik-Wah Lee | ... | (novel) (as Lillian Lee) |
Pik-Wah Lee | ... | (screenplay) (as Lillian Lee) |
Wei Lu | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
Feng Hsu | ... | producer |
Jade Hsu | ... | executive producer |
Pin Hsu | ... | executive producer |
Zhenduo Li | ... | line producer |
Donald Ranvaud | ... | associate producer |
Sun Ying | ... | line producer |
Xia Zhang | ... | line producer |
Music by
Jiping Zhao |
Cinematography by
Changwei Gu |
Editing by
Xiaonan Pei |
Editorial Department
Jinlei Kong | ... | assistant editor |
Rob Sciarratta | ... | video color timer |
Harvey Weinstein | ... | editor: U.S Theatrical Release |
Production Design by
Yuhe Yang | ||
Zhanjia Yang |
Art Direction by
Huaiai Chen | ... | (as Huaikai Chen) |
Costume Design by
Changmin Chen |
Makeup Department
Qingshan Fan | ... | makeup artist |
Guangrui Xu | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jin Ping | ... | assistant director |
Jinting Zhang | ... | assistant director |
Jinzhan Zhang | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Yi Ho | ... | props |
Mingshan Li | ... | props |
Ruixiang Xu | ... | props |
Huo Yan | ... | props |
Huhe Yang | ... | set dresser |
Yulin Yang | ... | props |
Zhanjia Yang | ... | set dresser |
Ming Zhu | ... | props |
Sound Department
Jing Tao | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
Lisa Atkinson | ... | visualization |
Camera and Electrical Department
Zhao Faquan | ... | camera operator |
Dong Gang | ... | steadicam operator |
Baoquan Li | ... | steadicam operator |
Luen-Fai Ng | ... | still photographer (as Luanhui Wu) |
Script and Continuity Department
Ying Feng | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Linda Jaivin | ... | subtitler: English |
Kei Shu | ... | distribution manager / publicist |
Norman Wang | ... | publicist |
Production Companies
Distributors
- ARP Sélection (1993) (France) (theatrical)
- Alternative (1993) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (1993) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- BIM Distribuzione (1993) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Miramax (1993) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled) (edited version)
- Miramax (1993) (United States) (subtitled)
- Film Arte (1993) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1993) (Canada) (video) (subtitled)
- Iberoamericana Films Producción (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1994) (Australia) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Roadshow Entertainment Video (1994) (Australia) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Imperial (1994) (Poland) (theatrical)
- SF Studio (1994) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Miramax (1996) (United States) (VHS) (subtitled) (edited version)
- Miramax (1999) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled) (uncut version)
- Alliance Atlantis Video (1999) (Canada) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Living Colour Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- KNM Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Carlotta Films (2023) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- BFI Video (2016) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Medeia Filmes (1993) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Editora Europa (Brazil) (DVD)
- Look Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Arrow Cinematic Group (equipment provided by)
- Fine Art Film Production Company (subtitles: Hong Kong version)
- Nikkatsu Studio (sound post-production)
- Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. (film processing)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
"Farewell, My Concubine" is a movie with two parallel, intertwined stories. It is the story of two performers in the Beijing Opera, stage brothers, and the woman who comes between them. At the same time, it attempts to do no less than squeeze the entire political history of China in the twentieth century into a three-hour timeframe.
Written by Michael Kim |
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Taglines | The passionate story of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Jackie Chan was originally offered the role of Duan Xiaolou due to his own childhood experience of training in the Peking Opera. But he turned it down, fearing that the film, which deals with themes of homosexuality, might tarnish his image. See more » |
Goofs | When Douzi is first examined by the owner of the opera troupe, his extra finger is on his right hand below the thumb. When he withdraws the hand from the opera troupe owner, he pulls back his left arm. When his mother cuts the extra finger off a few moments later, it is now on his left hand, next to his pinkie. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Rudy/A Life in the Theatre/Gettysburg/Farewell, My Concubine/Mr. Jones (1993). See more » |
Soundtracks | Farewell My Concubine Suite (Part I) See more » |
Quotes |
Master Yuan:
A smile ushers in the spring. Master Yuan: A tear does darken all the world. Master Yuan: How truly does this befit you. To you... only you are possessed of such charm. See more » |