Difference between revisions of "Farewell My Concubine"

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"With a sword like this, the King of Chu would have won." "I want you to have a sword like this some day."
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"I play a fake King, but you are really the concubine"
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"A sword is the classic gift between the most intimate of friends..."
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"Don't! That is a real sword"
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"What do I want with a sword?"
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"Why must the concubine always die?"
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The target audience is not Chinese- it was made for the international market- in Hong Kong with money from international backers.It is a self reflective movie, from the Chinese perspective, and a "spectacle" for international audiences- both at the same time.
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The movie ends where it begins- with Douzi, Shitou and the opera.

Revision as of 02:40, 1 March 2013

"With a sword like this, the King of Chu would have won." "I want you to have a sword like this some day."

"I play a fake King, but you are really the concubine"

"A sword is the classic gift between the most intimate of friends..."

"Don't! That is a real sword"

"What do I want with a sword?"

"Why must the concubine always die?"

The target audience is not Chinese- it was made for the international market- in Hong Kong with money from international backers.It is a self reflective movie, from the Chinese perspective, and a "spectacle" for international audiences- both at the same time.

The movie ends where it begins- with Douzi, Shitou and the opera.