FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE

Four Screenings @ Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art:

Friday, January 26, 2:00 PM – Buy tickets
Saturday, January 27, 2:00 PM – Buy tickets
Saturday, January 27, 7:00 PM – Buy tickets
Sunday, January 28, 2:00 PM – Buy tickets

Co-presented by Out Film CT

WINNER of the Golden Globe (Best Foreign Language Film) and BAFTA Film Award (Best Film not in the English Language)!

Chen Kaige’s much acclaimed, long out of print masterpiece Farewell My Concubine has been restored to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The film deftly explores themes of gender, sexuality, and identity within the backdrop of a changing China and the lives of two opera performers who endure brutal training and form an enduring bond.

Beginning in 1924 and spanning nearly half a century, Farewell My Concubine‘s sumptuous narrative is interwoven with moments from some of the most troublesome times in modern Chinese history, including Japan’s 1937 invasion though to the Chinese Cultural Revolution and its aftermath.

Cast: Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang, Gong Li, You Ge

“The movie is more stunning than ever, a daring blend of history and personal storytelling with one of the most striking performances of its era from Leslie Cheung.” – Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

“An unhurried journey on the great tide of modern Chinese history, this gorgeous, intoxicating epic is confident enough of its visual and narrative power not to rush the telling.” – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

Shane Engstrom