Film

Farewell My Concubine

Name: Farewell My Concubine
Director: Chen Kaige
Released: 1993
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Ge You, Ying Da

1993 · 171 min · ★ 7.9 · Dir. Chen Kaige

The passionate story of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them.

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.