As one of the best films reflecting on the Cultural Revolution, "Farewell My Concubine" has too many touching strokes. This film condenses nearly a century of Chinese history, and it is also a catastrophic era in Chinese history. It closely links the transformation of the times with the turning of the fate of the characters, combines social and national nature to express the development of human nature, and reflects the reality at that time with the fate of the characters, so that the two can be perfectly integrated. At the same time, "Farewell My Concubine" was born at the right time. In the 1990s, when elite culture, mainstream culture, and popular culture were three pillars, it found an excellent fit. Combining the above, this film has been able to stand at the insurmountable peak of China's century-old films.
The judges of the International Federation of Film Critics said: "Farewell My Concubine deeply digs into Chinese cultural history and human nature, with gorgeous images and delicate plots". The film uses the most profound Chinese culture of Peking Opera and the life of its artists, with human thinking and expression of human existence, and through decades of current events, it reflects a philosophical thinking about traditional Chinese culture. The life experience of the characters in the film is like "dream life". Chen Kaige chose the most profound Chinese culture of Peking Opera and the life of its artists to express his thinking and understanding of traditional culture, human existence and human nature, which is very smart and unique. For Chinese people who are familiar with traditional Chinese culture, the film is richer and more profound, and the tension of the screen images has more historical depth.
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