Five Details You Missed in ‘Farewell My Concubine’
<p>Xiaolou, who plays the romantic hero Xiang Yu onstage, becomes engaged to popular courtesan Juxian at the upscale House of Blossoms. But Dieyi, who plays the Concubine, is truly and obsessively in love with his co-star. Played out over 50 years, the trio’s ill-fated love story traces the tumultuous modern history of China from the founding of the Republic of China, to the Second Sino-Japanese War, to the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War. (Read: <a href="https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=2067" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Yesterday’s Red Guard Has Something to Say to Today’s Taiwan</a>)</p>
<p>Directed by acclaimed Chinese director Chen Kaige and starring Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, and Gong Li, the production of this movie is also a tale of talent and obsession. These highly dedicated artists worked obsessively to turn an outstanding script into a timeless cinema classic.</p>
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