Leslie Cheung in Farewell My Concubine, one of his most acclaimed performances. Photo: Beijing Film Studio
LGBT icon and Cantopop star Leslie Cheung’s 5 most iconic film roles – from A Better Tomorrow to Farewell My Concubine
From Wong Kar-wai’s Days of Being Wild to John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow and Chen Kaige’s Farewell My Concubine, Cantopop sensation Cheung – who would have been 64 on September 12 – starred alongside Chow Yun-fat and Anita Mui in some of Hong Kong and China’s most treasured films
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Leslie Cheung in Farewell My Concubine, one of his most acclaimed performances. Photo: Beijing Film Studio