Cinematic background from Farewell My Concubine 1992 - Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled "Farewell My Concubine" that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou marries Juxian, Douzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo's explosive breakup and tragic fall take root.

Farewell My Concubine

1992

Drama, Music, Romance

Directors:
Kaige Chen
Writers:
Wei Lu, Pik-Wah Lee
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Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A person with a mask holding a sword in front of candles; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – An older woman is helping a young boy shave his head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man and a woman are kissing in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man stares at another man in a dimly - lit room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A group of men standing in front of a painting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A young woman in a black and white dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A group of young men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – An asian man with a mustache wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A young man in a white shirt is standing in front of candles; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man in a gray shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man in a suit and glasses is sitting in front of other men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A woman in a red dress with pearls around her neck; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man in a white shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A group of people standing in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man with makeup on his face is holding a fork in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man with glasses is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man standing in front of a crowd of people in a courtroom; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man sitting on a chair in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – An old man standing in front of a group of young men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man with a face paint talking on a cell phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A person wearing makeup; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – An older man sitting next to an older gentleman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A woman is painting a mask on a man's face in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – An older man in a black shirt is talking to some people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A person with short black hair wearing a yellow and red outfit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – An older man is listening to music while another looks on; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man holding a piece of food in front of his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A young boy with a shaved head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A young person wearing a red robe and a red and white robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – An older man wearing glasses and a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A person with long black hair and red makeup; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A young man wearing a red robe with flowers on it; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man and a woman dressed in traditional chinese clothing; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man and a man with a pipe in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A young boy with a blood stained shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A woman in a red dress is smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A woman sitting at a table with a stack of cookies; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A group of men in uniform sitting on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A couple of men standing next to each other holding flowers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A young boy wearing a traditional chinese outfit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – Two men sitting at a table in front of an audience; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A woman in a white dress is holding a plate; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A group of men standing next to each other in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A young woman with dark hair and red lipstick; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man and a woman posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man smiling and making a peace sign with his hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man sitting at a table with another man cutting a man's hair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A young woman with long black hair wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man in a white robe looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man with a black mask and white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A group of people gathered around a man holding a cup; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A young asian woman looking at the camera with a man in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man in a black shirt is standing by a curtain; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man and two women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – An older man wearing a black shirt with gold rivets on it; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A group of people standing in front of a window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A young man is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A young woman wearing a white dress and a pearl necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A group of people sitting in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A woman in a chinese costume and elaborate headdress; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A group of men sitting in front of each other in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man sitting at a table in front of an asian flag; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man sitting on top of a pile of watermelons; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man with a shaved head standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – Two men in military uniforms talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A young girl looking through a window at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A woman's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A person sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A person dressed in a costume sitting on the ground; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – Two people sitting on a chair in a dimly - lit room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A group of people standing in front of an audience; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – Two men in suits standing next to each other in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Farewell My Concubine” (1992), directed by Kaige Chen – A man in black jacket holding a cane in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle