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Farewell My Concubine AKA Ba Wang Bie Ji (Blu-ray) (1993)
The story of two men, who met as apprentices in the Peking Opera, and stayed friends for over 50 years.Director: Kaige Chen
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:59)
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Subtitles:Chinese (Traditional), English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby TrueHD 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfer from a 2018 restoration.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by the cast and crew
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Subtitles:English, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby TrueHD 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The commentary is in Mandarin without subtitles.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by the cast and crew
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Subtitles:English, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby TrueHD 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:The commentary is in Mandarin with optional Korean subtitles.
Includes an illustrated booklet. -
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Extras:"Zhang Yimou - Evolution of a Filmmaker" by Hubert Niogret (20 min)
Gong Li interview by Damien Paccellieri (25 min)
Photo Gallery -
Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Making Of" featurette (22:37)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The featurette is in German.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Making of Farewell My Concubine" 2003 featurette (23:34)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The featurette is in Mandarin with optional English subtitles.
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OVERALL: Draw
The Taiwanese release has 5.1 audio but only has the trailer as an extra.
The Chinese and Korean releases have an audio commentary.
The UK release has a featurette.
The German release has the same featurette but it is dubbed in German and the film is in 1080i.
The French release has differing exclusive extras, but the film is in 1080i. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Taiwan- Cai Chang International - No cuts - Director's Cut (171:20).
- Blu-ray ALL China- KPM - No cuts - Director's Cut (171:27).
- Blu-ray ALL South Korea- Art Vision - No cuts - Director's Cut (171:27).
- Blu-ray B France- D'Vision - No cuts - Director's Cut (164:55 - 25fps).
- Blu-ray B Germany- KNM Home Entertainment - No cuts - Director's Cut (164:22 - 25fps).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - Director's Cut (171:14).
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 29/05/15
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 19/04/21UPDATE LOG:
29/05/15: Initial entry.
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23/02/16: Addition of UK.
29/02/16: DVDBeaver.
19/04/21: Added Taiwan.
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