Farewell My Concubine a Film by Chen Kaige Starring Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Ge You

Farewell My Concubine a Film by Chen Kaige Starring Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Ge You

Farewell My Concubine A film by Chen Kaige Starring Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Ge You Based on the best-selling novel by Lilian Lee, Farewell My Concubine is an epic exploration of art, friendship and betrayal set against the tumultuous backdrop of more than 50 years of Chinese history. This multi-award-winning film from 1993 will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in a Dual Format Edition by the BFI on 21 March 2016. Farewell My Concubine charts the relationship between Cheng (Leslie Cheung) and Duan (Zhang Fengyi), two stars in the Peking Opera troupe, and the woman who comes between them. Chen Kaige’s sumptuous and moving epic holds an important place in the history of Chinese-language cinema. Recognised with more than twenty major awards, including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and the FIPRESCI and Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, it brought the cinema of China to a western audience. Special feature The Making of Farewell My Concubine (2003, 24 mins): documentary charting the making of the film, featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and the director Product details RRP: £19.99/ Cat. no. BFIB1219 / Cert 15 China / 1993 / colour / Mandarin, with English subtitles / 171 mins / original aspect ratio 1.85:1 // Disc 1: BD50 / 1080p / 24fps / LPCM 2.0 audio (48kHz/24-bit) / Disc 2: DVD9 / PAL / 25fps / Dolby Digital 2.0 audio (192kbps) Press contact: Jill Reading, BFI Press Office Tel: (020) 7957 4759 E-mail: [email protected] BFI releases are available from all good home entertainment retailers or by mail order from the BFI Shop Tel: 020 7815 1350 or online at www.bfi.org.uk/shop 12 February 2016 .

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