Farewell my concubine

Farewell my concubine

by Leung, Helen Hok-Sze

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Farewell My Concubine, part of the QUEER FILM CLASSICS series, is a thought-provoking consideration of Chen Kaige's acclaimed 1992 Chinese film set in the mid-20th century abouttwo male Peking opera stars and the woman who comes between them, set against the political turmoil of a China in transition. The film's treatment of gender performance and homosexuality was a first in Chinese cinema, and the subject of much controversy there. The movie, which helped to bring contemporary Chinese films o…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Farewell my concubine / Helen Hok-Sze Leung.

Summary

Farewell My Concubine, part of the QUEER FILM CLASSICS series, is a thought-provoking consideration of Chen Kaige's acclaimed 1992 Chinese film set in the mid-20th century abouttwo male Peking opera stars and the woman who comes between them, set against the political turmoil of a China in transition. The film's treatment of gender performance and homosexuality was a first in Chinese cinema, and the subject of much controversy there. The movie, which helped to bring contemporary Chinese films onto the world stage, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival (the first Chinesefilm to do so).

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2010.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Arsenal Pulp Press
  • Place of Publication:Vancouver
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2010.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (129 pages) : : illustrations.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781551523934, 1551523930
  • oclc:ocn694829803
  • LC Classification:PN1997.F3455
  • Dewey Decimal:791.43/72

Subjects

Ba wang bie ji (Motion picture) Criticism, interpretation, etc Kaige, Chen PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference

Writers

Leung, Helen Hok-Sze

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