Review of Farewell My Concubine (1993) by Aliceice Y — 15 Jan 2009

Can't express how sad the ending is by wordings...

This review of Farewell My Concubine (1993) was written by Aliceice Y on 15 Jan 2009.

Farewell My Concubine has generally received very positive reviews.

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