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Farewell My Concubine AKA Ba Wang Bie Ji (Blu-ray) (1993)
The story of two men, who met as apprentices in the Peking Opera, and stayed friends for over 50 years.Director: Kaige Chen
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"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)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The featurette is in Mandarin with optional English subtitles.
Other extras are in English.
Comes with an illustrated leaflet featuring an essay by critic Pauline Chen and technical credits.
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Extras:"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) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The featurette is in Mandarin with optional English subtitles.
Other extras are in English.
Comes with an illustrated leaflet featuring an essay by critic Pauline Chen and technical credits.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:59)
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Subtitles:English, Mandarin (Traditional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby TrueHD 5.1
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Notes:Transfer from a 2018 restoration.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by the cast and crew
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Subtitles:English, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby TrueHD 2.0 stereo
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Notes:The commentary is in Mandarin without subtitles.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by the cast and crew
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Subtitles:English, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby TrueHD 2.0 stereo
Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:The commentary is in Mandarin with optional Korean subtitles.
Includes an illustrated booklet. -
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Extras:"The Fifth Generation" 2024 interview with film historian Hubert Niogret (23:33)
"Making Of" 2003 featurette (23:33)
Teaser Trailer (2:15)
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo
French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfer from a 4K restoration.
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Extras:"Zhang Yimou - Evolution of a Filmmaker" by Hubert Niogret (20 min)
Gong Li interview by Damien Paccellieri (25 min)
Photo Gallery -
Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin LPCM 2.0 stereo
French LPCM 2.0 stereo -
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Amazon France
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Extras:"Making Of" featurette (22:37)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo -
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Notes:The featurette is in German.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Making of Farewell My Concubine" 2003 featurette (23:34)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The featurette is in Mandarin with optional English subtitles.
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian and 2024 French releases have 5.1 audio and some differing exclusive extras.
The Chinese and Korean releases have an audio commentary and the original 2.0 audio.
The 2011 French release has an exclusive extra and has the original 2.0 audio, but the film is in 1080i.
GENERAL NOTES:
In the United States, the film was shortened from 172 minutes to 157 minutes including cuts to obtain an R-rating, and this cut was released to VHS and laserdisc. The cuts were restored to the U.S. DVD edition despite the R-rating on the back cover.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - director's cut
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts - director's cut
- Blu-ray A Taiwan- Cai Chang International - No cuts - Director's Cut (171:20).
- Blu-ray ALL China- HPM - No cuts - Director's Cut (171:27).
- Blu-ray ALL South Korea- Art Vision - No cuts - Director's Cut (171:27).
- Blu-ray B France- Carlotta Films - No cuts - Director's Cut (171:39)
- Blu-ray B France- D'Vision - No cuts - Director's Cut (164:55 - 25fps).
- Blu-ray B Germany- KNM Home Entertainment - No cuts - Director's Cut (164:22 - 25fps).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - Director's Cut (171:14).
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 29/05/15
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 02/08/24UPDATE LOG:
29/05/15: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
23/02/16: Addition of UK.
29/02/16: DVDBeaver.
19/04/21: Added Taiwan.
02/08/24: Added Canada, updated US.
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