Farewell My Concubine (1993)

  • R
  • 09/16/1993 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 51m

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

Overview

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

Lilian Lee Bik-Wah

Screenplay, Novel

Chen Kaige

Director

Lu Wei

Screenplay

Cast

Leslie Cheung's headshot

Leslie Cheung

Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
Zhang Fengyi's headshot

Zhang Fengyi

Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou
Gong Li's headshot

Gong Li

Juxian
Lü Qi's headshot

Lü Qi

Master Guan
Ying Da's headshot

Ying Da

Manager
Ge You's headshot

Ge You

Master Yuan Shiqing
Lei Han's headshot

Lei Han

Xiao Si
Tong Di's headshot

Tong Di

Zhang the Eunuch

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