Review of Farewell My Concubine (1993) by Alex P — 28 Sep 2007

Love, hate, jealousy, passion...all about life rolled into intense somewhat odd love story intertwined with politics! simply intense!

This review of Farewell My Concubine (1993) was written by Alex P on 28 Sep 2007.

Farewell My Concubine has generally received very positive reviews.

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