Free Admission | Thursday June 12th - 1:00 PM CST | China | 1993 | 170 min | 14A | Directed by Chen Kaige
This screening is part of Pride 2025!
Co-presented by Queen City Pride!
Chen Kaige's much acclaimed masterpiece chronicles the rise of two young stars of the Beijing Opera House, their turbulent relationship, and ultimate downfalls. Beginning in 1924 and spanning nearly half a century, Farewell My Concubine's sumptuous narrative is interwoven with moments from some of the most troublesome times in modern Chinese history, including Japan's 1937 invasion though to the Chinese Cultural Revolution and its aftermath.
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