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Farewell My Concubine · 4K + Blu-ray

Best Release

Criterion Collection

Released 2024-07-23 · America

Director

Chen Kaige

Genre

Drama

Sub-Genre

Social Drama

Box Office

$5,549,086

Cast

Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Lü Qi

Runtime

2 hours and 51 minutes (171 minutes)

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What's in the box

Packaging
Keepcase
In the box
Comes with an illustrated leaflet featuring an essay by critic Pauline Chen and technical credits.
Discs
3 discs — DISC ONE | DISC TWO | DISC TWO
Video
1.85:1 · SDR
Audio
Mandarin DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
other

Restoration

4K restoration undertaken by Tomson Films at Hiventy in France, from the 35mm camera negative, with a 35mm release print used for color reference. 5.1 surround soundtrack remastered at Hiventy.

Special features

DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)

  • The Film

DISC TWO (Blu-ray Copy)

  • The Film
  • The Making of Farewell My Concubine (2003 archival featurette) (22:39)
  • Chen Kaige and Charlie Rose (1993 interview with director Chen Kaige by journalist Charlie Rose) (18:06)
  • Michael Berry and Janet Yang (2024 conversation between Chinese cultural studies scholar Michael Berry and film producer Janet Yang) (35:37)
  • Theatrical Trailer (1:36)

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