This new 30th anniversary uncut 4K restoration of Chen Kaige's 1993 much acclaimed, long out-of-print masterpiece chronicles the rise of two young stars of the Beijing Opera House, their turbulent relationship, and their ultimate downfalls.
Beginning in 1924 and spanning nearly half a century, Farewell My Concubine's sumptuous narrative is interwoven with moments from some of the most troublesome times in modern Chinese history, including Japan's 1937 invasion through the Chinese Cultural Revolution and its aftermath.
The film is in Chinese with English subtitles.