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By Charles G (399) on 25 Aug 2008

Try and see the original, non-edited version. That one is twenty minutes longer and makes sense. Regardless, quite the visual masterpiece…

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By Mirana C (1) on 22 Aug 2008

I have seen enough Chinese historical dramas to come to dread the Cultural Revolution, which usually adds a long, boring half-hour to the genre…

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By Edith N (976) on 18 Aug 2008

I understand the cultural basis behind the Cultural Revolution. I do. I still, however, don't think it really made any sense…

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By Dimitris S (216) on 13 Aug 2008

Introspective epic,culminating pictures,aspect supported by the marks of the great Leslie Cheung (and of Li Gong's stealing-the-show performances),…

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By Phillipa Bloom (9) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 11 Aug 2008

Sharing the Palm D'Or at that year's Cannes, Farewell My Concubine is the emotional story of two childhood friends who grow up as apprentices…

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By Richard Corliss (1,032) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 11 Aug 2008

The scenes in the Peking Opera School, where boys are caned for doing wrong or right, are no less horrifying than the later tableaus of public…

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By Lisa K (449) on 03 Aug 2008

Wonderfully told, long form, but it gives the time and attention due to the feelings and unspoken love that had to be conveyed instead through…

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By Tj T (25) on 31 Jul 2008

I've made my university thesis on Cheng Dieyi, I love this film since I was 10…

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By Cindy V (114) on 28 Jul 2008

OMG long. I also think that I will never stop hearing a high-pitched voice singing unintelligible Chinese opera…

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By Tim O (288) on 27 Jul 2008

After the first hour, hour and a half, I was ready to call this The Godfather of Chinese cinema, but then it kind of lost its focus…

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By Ramon A (29) on 20 Jul 2008

I watched it 10 years ago and decided to watch it again. The re-watch experience still blew my mind away…

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By Ben D (1,196) on 19 Jul 2008

Epic. Kaige Chen became an instant favorite with this masterful achievement. In all of Mr…

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By Hìmär ? (5) on 10 Jul 2008

Very endearing; however, truly sad. It's a great movie. One of those time span movies…

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By Martin T (888) on 10 Jul 2008

Takes on a sweeping epic scale, and its attempt to cover such thematic breadth gives it a slightly unfocused feel…

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By Don Q (6) on 09 Jul 2008

Long before crouching tiger and brokeback mountain and so much more sensitive…

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By Pavel M (7) on 01 Jul 2008

My all time favourite. It touches the softest part of your heart, reveals the ugliest side of humanity…

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By Evann (1) on 19 Jun 2008

This is my all time fav foreign movie. gong li and leslie cheung are amazing! a bit long, but well worth the watch@…

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By Kevin O (346) on 15 Jun 2008

Overall the story is epic and tragic and is worth watching, but it's quite long and could do with some editing...the storyline from scene to…

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By Callie R. (29) on 09 Jun 2008

Fascinating story, interesting look at Chinese culture. I enjoyed it, but the opera singing really was hideous to my untrained ears…

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By Klein M (5) on 31 May 2008

A must-see of mainstream Chinese cinema, dealing with Chinese Opera during the very agitated 20th century…

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