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Farewell My Concubine
CHINA · 1993

Farewell My Concubine

Chen Kaige
lgbt society woman between two men china beijing, china
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Synopsis

In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.

Cinema Atlas Connection
I remember the big films, the epic films like 'Lawrence of Arabia,' 'Doctor Zhivago,' 'Once Upon a Time in America,' 'The Godfather,' and also 'Farewell My Concubine.' Those were the things that made me really understand what a feature film is.
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