Ba wang bie ji Farewell my concubine : The Beijing opera
霸王别姬 = Farewell my concubine : The Beijing opera /
DVD - 2024
This tale spans 50 years--from 1925 to 1977--a story at once that of individuals and of the history of China. Two young orphan boys are in the Peking Opera's perfectionist training academy. Eventually, Dieyi is assigned the role of the concubine in the famous traditional opera of the film's title, while Xiaolou will play the king. They are locked into these roles onstage, while their personal relationship somehow survives the upheavals of World War II, the communist takeover of China and the Cultural Revolution. Dieyi is livid when Xiaolou marries Juxian, who spends her life at the mercy of two men whose work together has defined their individual personalities.
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- Subjects
- Genres
- Feature films
Fiction films
Epic films
Historical films
Film adaptations - Published
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[United States] :
The Criterion Collection
[2024]
- Language
- Chinese
English - Other Authors
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- Edition
- Criterion collection
- Item Description
- 245 updated with Chinese.
Based on the novel by Lilian Lee.
Title from web page.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.
Wide screen (2.39:1) - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm)
- Format
- Blu-ray, wide screen (2.39:1); DTS-HD Master Audio; 5.1 surround; requires Blu-ray player.
- Production Credits
- Director of cinematography, Gu Changwei ; editor, Pei Xiaonan ; music by Zhao Jiping ; production design Yang Yuhe, Yang Zhanjia ; art direction, Chen Huaikai.
- ISBN
- 9798886071696
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