A breathtakingly intimate romance unfolds against a sweeping backdrop of social upheaval in renowned director Chen Kaigeās sumptuous saga of passion, fate, and the transcendent possibilities of art. Spanning fifty years of twentieth-century Chinese history, Farewell My ConcubineĀ follows aspiring actors Dieyi (a heartbreaking Leslie Cheung) and Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) as they emerge from a childhood of brutal training to become Beijing-opera stars, with life mirroring art as Dieyiās unrequited love for Xiaolou and the countryās changing political tides engulf them in their own personal tragedies of jealousy and betrayal. The first Chinese film to win the Palme dāOr is epic filmmaking of the highest orderāvisually and emotionally ravishing from frame to exquisite frame.
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration of the original directorās cut, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- New conversation between Chinese-cultural-studies scholar Michael Berry and producer Janet Yang
- Documentary from 2003 on the making of the film
- Interview from 1993 with director Chen Kaige conducted by journalist Charlie Rose
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by author and scholar Pauline Chen
New cover by Eric Skillman
