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[sarah_orange]

aw I'm a sad orange. sad and really really out of the loop. I just found out that the beautiful leslie cheung, star of Farewell my Concubine, one of my favorite films (and certainly my favorite of the new chinese cinema from the 90s), killed himself in Hong Kong 4 years ago.
Julian had to virtually give me sedatives after I saw that film. I was still weeping 2 hours later. to this day I find it really hard to watch. damn. and now life mirrors art.

very sad.

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[thene]

Lovely film, that - batshit and fixated on Freud, but it really works emotionally. I didn't know he was dead either. :(

[sarah-orange.livejournal.com]

yeah the scenes of betrayal from the cultural revolution portion of the film are some of the most intense I've ever seen in a film. the other parts are so beautiful and decadent. I must get it on dvd as I only have it on video at the moment.

[lupie-stardust.livejournal.com]

Oh no! That's awful!

[sarah-orange.livejournal.com]

:(

[markeris.livejournal.com]

I was quite upset having taken a bit of a shine to him in "The Bride With White Hair" to be told what had happened.

[sarah-orange.livejournal.com]

I can't believe it took me 4 years to notice. talk about oblivious!

as soon as I read that he was dead I thought 'oh no I bet he killed himself' he always seemed to have a touch of otherworldly sadness about him...

[markeris.livejournal.com]

it`s very sad.

[screaming-harpy.livejournal.com]

Bloody hell am gutted. As you know i adore that film too. I remember a certain night involving gin, you and 2 solid hours of sobbing after at your house. It's just a beautifully tragic film and he's plays the role to perfection.

[sarah-orange.livejournal.com]

SAY NO TO GIN! SAY NO TO THE CAUSES OF GIN!

nooooo

[bolli-bolshevik.livejournal.com]

i had no idea :(

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[sarah-orange.livejournal.com]

:(

I looked him up on the internet a few years ago but it must have been a fair bit before this happened.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_r_e_d_/]

Good job I still have the video at my house then.....?

[sarah-orange.livejournal.com]

do you? I thought I saw it on my shelf the other day...?