Farewell My Concubine (1993)

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After running away from their troupe, Young Douzi (Mingwei Ma) and Laizi (Dan Li) attend the opera for the first time.

Directed by Kaige Chen.

Released in 1993 by Miramax Films.

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  • character-type: Actor
  • action: Act
  • action: Cry
  • action: Watch
  • action: Fight
  • action: Stare
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • primary-genre: Gay and Lesbian
  • primary-genre: Foreign
  • secondary-genre: Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies
  • secondary-genre: Chinese Movies
  • secondary-genre: Gay & Lesbian Movies
  • secondary-genre: Gay & Lesbian Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Foreign Movies
  • secondary-genre: Foreign Dramas
  • mood: Exciting
  • mood: Feel-Good
  • mood: Imaginative
  • prop: Spear
  • prop: Costume
  • setting: Stage
  • setting: China
  • setting: Theater
  • theme: Accomplishment
  • theme: Frustration
  • theme: Persistance
  • theme: Dedication
  • actor: Mingwei Ma
  • actor: Dan Li
  • director: Kaige Chen
  • producer: Donald Ranvaud
  • producer: Feng Hsu
  • producer: Zhenduo Li
  • producer: Bin Hsu
  • producer: Sun Ying
  • producer: Xia Zhang
  • producer: Jade Hsu
  • cinematographer: Changwei Gu
  • composer: Jiping Zhao
  • editor: Xiaonan Pei
  • costume-designer: Chen Changmin
  • production-designer: Yuhe Yang
  • production-designer: Zhanjia Yang
  • role-name: Peking Opera schoolboy
  • role-name: Douzi as a Child
  • role-name: Laizi
  • screenwriter: Wei Lu
  • screenwriter: Bik-Wa Lei
  • screenwriter: Pik Wah Li
  • year: 1993
  • studio: Miramax Films