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Farewell My Concubine AKA Ba Wang Bie Ji (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:DISC ONE
* The Film - Part 1
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Subtitles:English (burnt-in)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Presented on two DVD-5 (single layered) discs.
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Synopsis (Korean text)
Photo gallery
Cast & crew listings for director Chen Kaige, actors Leslie Cheung and Gong Li (Korean text) -
Subtitles:English and Korean
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The film is uncut despite the R-rating on the back cover which was awarded to the 157 minute version released by Miramax theatrically and to VHS and laserdisc.
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Subtitles:Dutch and French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE: Blu-ray
DISC TWO: DVD
*The Movie
"Making of Farewell My Concubine" 2003 featurette (22:38) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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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 Dutch release has both the original 2.0 soundtrack and a 5.1 remix, but no extras.
- The UK edition has only the original 2.0 soundtrack but also a featurette.
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. -
CUTS:
- R0 Hong Kong- Ocean Shores Video Ltd. - No cuts - Director's Cut.
- R0 Scandinavia- Take One - No cuts - Director's Cut (157:17 PAL).
- R0 South Korea- Infinity - No cuts - Director's Cut (171:13 NTSC).
- R1 America- Miramax Pictures - No cuts - Director's Cut.
- R2 Holland- Living Colour - No cuts - Director's Cut
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (164:23 PAL).
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 29/06/03
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 20/06/24UPDATE LOG:
06/04/19: Added Scandinavia.
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20/12/19: Added UK.
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