Leslie Cheung's Funeral

Fans wait to pay their respect; Photo - Reuters
Yesterday, his fans paid their last respects. Hsu Hsu writes a beautiful obituary for Leslie Cheung in the Village Voice. Time film critic Richard Corliss writes a Leslie Cheung profile that also reveals Cheung was depressed for 20 years: Was any actor as beautiful as Leslie Cheung? Did anyone bring to the gift of glamour the seductive insolence Leslie exuded? His first appearance in a film�his face soft and smooth, with lips that expertly puckered or pouted�had the impact of a struck match. The screen flared to life; suddenly there was heat, and the incense of sulfur. To see him as the hurtful teddy boy in Days of Being Wild, the proud warrior in The Bride with White Hair and the dominant demon romancer in Phantom Lover is to realize there's nothing more exhilarating than a trip to hell with him at the wheel.

Other Gothamist coverage on his suicide, news of his death, and ensuing media coverage.

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By Jen Chung in Arts & Entertainment on April 8, 2003 3:22 AM

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sean

where is leslie resting place ??? or where is his tablet being place at ?

may ling

where is leslie resting place ??? or where is his tablet being place at ?

alia from malaysia

i cant believe that he killed himself.. may he rest in peace in his new world up there..

Ferry

Pls give more photo of Leslie funeral..

as I really want to see more details.

Thanks.

Anil Dash

kelly's email address is unreal.

alex

kelly,

i think jen meant the image of all these fans

paying final respect to leslie and at the same time

they are wearing masks due to SARS is "UNREAL".

it's an expression people say when they think

the situation is just unbelievable and incredible.

in this case, leslie's death, SARS, etc all at the

same time is just UNREAL!

take care.

Jen

I love that people come to the site, read the posts, add their comments...but I really don't understand why everyone takes it so literally. This is a perfect example of the rampant literal mindedness.