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Ju Dou

Directed by Zhang Yimou, Yang Fengliang
Film Movement Classics
1990
95 Minutes
China, Japan
Mandarin
Drama, Romance, Classics, Asian
PG-13
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In rural China, the young bride of a tyrannical owner of a silk-dyeing business finds temporary solace in the arms of her husband's nephew, but problems arise when she becomes pregnant.

Director & Cast

  • Director: Zhang Yimou
  • Director: Yang Fengliang
  • Starring: Gong Li
  • Starring: Baotian Li
  • Starring: Wei Li
  • Starring: Zhang Yi

Where to Watch

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Reviews

  • "Critic's Pick! ''Ju Dou'' is an intellectually and artistically brave film. "
    Caryn James, The New York Times
  • "Delirious melodrama, Chinese style. Ju Dou is a juicy and stylish potboiler that keeps the pilots turned on full blast."
    Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
  • "The film appealed to me for two reasons. First, because of its unabashed, lurid melodrama, in which the days are filled with scheming and the nights with passion and violence. Second, because of its visual beauty."
    Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
  • "A magnificent melodrama, even more visually sumptuous and emotionally draining than the same director's earlier Red Sorghum.... Its dark wit and fiery pace ensure that even the occasional overheated moments carry conviction."
    Geoff Andrew, Time Out
  • "Powerful, poignant, and visually stunning, Zhang Yimou's Ju Dou was deservedly nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar."
    Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
  • "Visually stunning, with ravishing uses of color and beautifully modulated lap dissolves..."
    Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
  • "The Chinese Oscar nominee, "Ju Dou," is as sumptuously cinematic as it is woefully fatalistic...."
    Rita Kempley, Washington Post
  • "The performances are uniformly excellent and once seen their characters are unforgettable."
    Stuart Galbraith IV, DVD Talk
  • "Viewable as an allegory for the old and new guard in China, a strong statement on pre-revolution socio politics or simply as a tale of doomed romance, this film is bold, beautiful and breathtakingly brilliant...."
    Amber Wilkinson, Eye For Film
Winner
Gold Hugo
Chicago Int'l. Film Festival
Winner
Golden Spike
Valladolid Int'l. Film Festival
Winner
Best Cinematography
Academy Award of Beijing Film Academy
Winner
Best Sound
Academy Award of Beijing Film Academy
Nominated
Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Awards, USA
Nominated
Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
New York Film Festival