Late Qing Dynasty: Little Douzi was spoiled by eunuchs when he was studying drama.

During the period of the Republic of China, I made friends with Grandpa Yuan. Both Mr. Yuan and Mr. Wang loved and insisted on Peking Opera, and they enjoyed each other.

War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression: Duan Xiaolou was occupied by the Japanese.

Cheng Dieyi went to sing operas for the Japanese in order to save Duan Xiaolou from the Japanese.

Victory in the Anti-Japanese War: Cheng Dieyi was accused of treason for singing opera for the Japanese.

Liberation period: After liberation, the unique skills of Duan Xiaolou and Cheng Dieyi were not taken seriously. Cheng Dieyi, who ate opium by mistake, lost his voice in a performance and decided to give up drugs. After drug addiction, with the help of Duan Xiaolou and his wife, he finally stood up again.

The Founding of New China: Peking Opera Reform.

During the Cultural Revolution: Duan Xiaolou was framed by Xiao Si and forced to frame Butterfly Clothes. Duan Xiaolou refused and was dragged into the street. At that time, Butterfly Clothes suddenly appeared, dressed as a concubine, willing to be humiliated with Duan Xiaolou. Duan Xiaolou saw that Fan Yi had framed himself, hoping to protect Juxian, but the sinking hurt Fan Yi. He even called him a traitor.

After the Cultural Revolution: After the downfall of the Gang of Four, the two brothers performed Farewell My Concubine for the last time on the stage 22 years apart. Yu Ji sang the last sentence and hanged himself with a sword given to the overlord, which was full of his feelings and fantasies. Dieyi ended her acting career and this brilliant tragedy in the embrace of her brother's small building.

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Farewell My Concubine is one of the most classic works in China's film history, which has brought high international reputation to Leslie Cheung.

Farewell My Concubine is about the joys and sorrows of two Peking Opera artists for half a century. In fact, it is about China people's thinking and understanding of human existence and humanity.

The change of the times is closely related to the turning point of characters' fate, sociality and nationality, belief and reality.

Chen Kaige said that he would shoot a story of "infatuation and betrayal", so he shot such a story of "real concubine and fake overlord". The dislocation of human nature and the heavy blow of disaster make the film show many aspects and rich drama.

Coupled with Leslie Cheung's almost perfect interpretation of Cheng Dieyi, Farewell My Concubine is a peak in the history of China movies in the past century.