Product Details

• Actors: Zhang Fengyi, Leslie Cheung, Zhang Guorong
• Directors: Chen Kaige
• Format: Color, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Mandarin Chinese, English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Guangzhu Beauty Film Audio & Video Press
• DVD Release Date: December 15, 2007
• Run Time: 164 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000W0H5EM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,993 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, awful subtitles, December 28, 2009

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Y. Xu - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Farewell to My Concubine (DVD)

It's an awesome movie but if you don't understand Chinese, get the American release. I got this as a Christmas gift for American friends, but the translation was not totally correct and the subtitles did not always line up with the dialogue. My friends got confused and I had to stop from time to time to explain what was going on.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If this isn't a masterpiece, I don't know what is.., November 12, 2008

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Unhigenyx "Unhigenyx" (PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Farewell to My Concubine (DVD)

What a movie! I am not of Chinese origin, but China with its rich history has always interested me. It is a country with 1.5 billion people and indomitable courage. It is a power that the world has recognized. What makes their story even more interesting is the crazy turns their history has taken in a short span of a century.

Farewell my concubine is an attempt to shed light on the history. It is an absolutely must watch literary masterpiece if you are interested in Chinese history. The story spans over a few decades. On the surface, it is just a story of two little boy who happen to become famous. They go through ups and downs like most of lesser mortals do. However, woven along is a story of transformation of an entire nation. From monarchy to democracy and then communism - the movie takes you through three different China.

Movie aces on script, dialogues, lighting, acting each and every section. The only downside would be its length and (if you are unfamiliar with slightest of Chinese history) the fact that it skips through various era so fast.

Overall, I would recommend this movie to any enthusiast.

5.0 out of 5 stars farewell to my concubine, April 9, 2010

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Jean-paul Loustalot - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Farewell to My Concubine (DVD)

We got this movie for several years. We like the moving story very much, it describes so well the life of children at Beïjing Opera training school and Chinese history from about 1920 to about 1980. Now, we bought one for friends.
The book is excellent too