Review of Farewell My Concubine (1993) by Olga S — 30 Jul 2007

Terrible. The only funny part was when my friend sang along to it...

This review of Farewell My Concubine (1993) was written by Olga S on 30 July 2007.

Farewell My Concubine has generally received very positive reviews.

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