A semiotic view of symbol and identity in the film Farewell My Concubine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22023006 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wenxi Zhu (0000-0002-7086-2509, Dalian University of Foreign Languages , Dalian , China), Wenxu Zhu (0000-0002-7367-3754, Dalian University of Foreign Languages, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 95-111 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Chinese Semiotic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2198-9605 • E-ISSN: 2198-9613 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/css-2024-2006 |
| OpenAlex | W4393189108 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Adapted by Li Bihua and Lu Wei and directed by Chen Kaige, Farewell My Concubine was first released in mainland China and Hong Kong in 1993. It gained strong momentum and went on to break the box office for mainland Chinese literary films in the USA. Against the background of traditional Peking Opera culture, the film spans nearly half a century and follows the love–hate relationship between Cheng Dieyi, played by Leslie Cheung, and Duan Xiaolou, played by Zhang Fengyi. It shows the changes in human nature and the rise and fall of classical art in the city of Beiping in different eras. Taking “symbols” as the entry point, this paper analyses and explores the characteristics of the cultural symbols and metaphors that accompany the main narrative line of the film so as to further trace and understand the multiple interpretations that “anti-identity construction” brings to the film, as well as the ethical implications reflected in the symbols
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · China · Linguistics · Literature · Mainland China · Movie theater · Narrative · Opera · Semiotics · Semiotics of culture · Zhàng · History · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |