Farewell My Concubine (1993)

14 out of 15 people found the following review helpful:

Beautiful unconventional

A Customer from Manchester, England, 28th February, 2005

This film is about 2 male actors, who dedicated their life to this particular style of theatre. One always plays the warrior, the other one a concubine. They are partner on the stage, but also in life since theatre is their life. A harsh education made them live their roles. A poignant story of two lives entertwined. The film is centered on the characters and their relationship. I won't tell you the end, that would be spoiling it... But it is well worth watching.

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6 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:

A marvel of a film

A Customer from Cheshire, 29th May, 2006

A big film on a big scale. It is moving, classy and just beautiful. The relationship between the two main characters and their careers is fascinating. A must see.

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4 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Cinematic Excellence

catwhiskers from , 6th May, 2007

This is an incredibly fine film which breathes class and sophistication in every frame. The acting is superb. The first part of the film concentrates on the male leads as young boys and i found this part particularly heartbreaking and poignant. Their later life also has a story to tell both sad and compelling. This film is a must see. If you dont like foreign films/subtitles this may not be your cup of tea, but you would be missing out on a treat. It is slow paced, but deliberately so as it fully captures the nature of the times in China. I think this film won a BAFTA at its time of release in the early 90's for best foreign film. Richly deserved.

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