Lebewohl, meine Konkubine (1993)

Lebewohl, meine Konkubine: Directed by Kaige Chen. With Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang, Gong Li, You Ge. Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and will endure some of the most troublesome times in China’s history.

“u0026#39;Farewell My Concubineu0026#39; is, in a word, excellent.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThough often portrayed as haunting and disturbing, itu0026#39;s also quite touching at times… attributed largely to the outstanding emotional performances by the filmu0026#39;s lead cast. Hands down, Chen Kaige has directed one of the most beautiful films involving the fall of the great Imperial China… and subsequently… the friendship of two of Chinau0026#39;s greatest leading opera performers. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLeslie Cheungu0026#39;s role as Cheng Dieyi, the tormented u0026#39;concubineu0026#39; of the story, is absolutely astounding, and is probably one of his greatest performances to date. Fengyi Zhang plays well opposite Cheung, and Gong Li is fantastic as always. The production sets are superb, as are the costumes and cinematography. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDefinitely a must see for all fans of foreign cinema, and certainly worthwhile for all newcomers.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e10 out of 10”