Da Ying, Fengyi Zhang, Leslie Cheung
Film traces the 50-year homoerotic relationship between two Beijing opera actors who eventually reunite in Hong Kong.
DVD Release Date: December 14, 1999
Stats: 723 reviews
A wonderful sprawling epic that perfectly captures it's time period. Although it deals with some very important and deep political issues it is essentially a tale of two friends. The film starts with the men as children and we see their friendship grow as they deal with their rou...( read more)
Probably my favorite film of all time. Beautiful, ambitious, and enlightening.
This is what I call an epic. I am astonished at how Chen Kaige managed to tie together the relationship and drama between the main characters and the historical backdrop so seamlessly. The performances by Fengyi Zhang, Gong Li, and Ge You, and especially Leslie Cheung were unbe...( read more)
I watched this movie at the recommendation of a friend and fell inlove with it instantly. The image is spectacular, the story heartbreaking.The movie depicts the first half of the 20th century chinese culture very vividly. The story is one of love and friendship, and eventualy be...( read more)
A true gem of Chinese cinema. Leslie Cheung's top performance ever, and Gong Li is undeniably impressive. The way Leslie Cheung uses his body and how he alters his voice to reflect Dieyi's rather feminine character is incredible. We also get a chance to see You Ge, another very t...( read more)
The Chinese culture covered is very warm. It's long but I had no issues. The acting trio are great, but technically the film shows you its answers before the questions are launched.
Perhaps the last truly great "epic", and the co-winner of the 1993 Palme d'Or (with another favorite film of mine, The Piano), it is also director Chen Kaige's only great film in a career populated with interesting experiments and disappointing failures. The best film to come out...( read more)
The film flows with such urgency that all its connections seem logical. And it is filmed with such visual splendor that possible objections are swept aside. full review
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