A 4K uncut restoration of Chen Kaige’s 1993 Palme d’Or winner “Farewell My Concubine” is a highlight of the Toronto International Film Festival‘s (TIFF) Classics strand while Jean-Luc ...

A still from director Chen Kaige's 1993 film "Farewell My Concubine." (Courtesy Film Movement Classics) Unavailable for years except via bootlegs and old, out-of-print Miramax DVDs, director Chen ...

Few female Chinese historical figures are as famous as Hua Mulan, the legendary folk heroine who disguised herself as a man to join the military and helped defeat invaders along China’s northern ...

Two of his greatest performances were for Fifth Generation Chinese director Chen Kaige, in the 1993 epic Farewell My Concubine and 1996 follow-up Temptress Moon. We take a deep dive into Cheung's ...