Director Chen Kaige's film is a grand, old-fashioned epic with a cast of thousands, covering 50 years of Chinese history through the eyes of two orphans abandoned to the brutal tutelage of the Peking Opera. After being unavailable for years, the movie is back in a new restoration, screening at the Brattle Theatre.
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The movie is more stunning than ever, a daring blend of history and personal storytelling with one of the most striking performances of its era from Leslie Cheung.
Thirty years after “Farewell My Concubine’s” triumphant showing at the Cannes Film Festival where it took home the coveted Palme d’Or prize a new, uncut 4K restoration is releasing in theaters. A vibrant whirlwind of crashing cymbals, costumed acrobats and heartbreaking melodrama, Chen Kaige’s beloved period drama is a defining entry in Sinophone.