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To Live(Movie), Devils on the Doorstep(Movie), In the Heat of the Sun(Movie), Raise the Red Lantern(Movie), Let the Bullets Fly(Movie), Lust, Caution(Movie), Dying to Survive(Movie), Love Letter(Movie), Infernal Affairs(Movie), Happy Together(Movie), Yi Yi(Movie), Days of Being Wild(Movie)
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over the later half of 20th century of china, from the fall of qing dynasty to the foundation of people's republic of china, a lot has rise as well as falls. this movie, essentially a combination of an epic and a melodrama, explores this span of time from the perspective of chen dieyi (a feminine stage name for a male) and duan xiaolou, the famous duo of peking opera stars. with the restrictive censorship of china, farewell my concubine is bold with its approach. leslie chung gave a very convincing performance and acting skills that had wonderfully portray someone who is on the edge of read
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i loved the opening act, but after that it's far less effective, its melodrama just didn't connect with me. also it's three hours long, and i'm an old man now who just can't deal. you young folk enjoy your epics. read
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ok but another one of those "i thought it would never end" kinda movies. at least for me. read
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