“The passionate triangle of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them!”
Farewell My Concubine
7.9
689 votes·1993
·2h 51m
·MovieDrama
Overview
In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
Commercial Verdict
Average
Revenue vs Budget1.6x
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Modest returns after marketing costs
Keywords
chinasocietytransvestitecultural revolutionwoman between two menbest friendbeijing, chinalgbtchinese operafemale impersonatorsevered finger
Cast
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
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