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Ju Dou (Chinese: 菊豆; pinyin: Jú Dòu) is a 1990 film directed by Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang, starring Gong Li as the title character. The film, based on the novel Fuxi, Fuxi (伏羲伏羲) by Liu Heng , [3] is a tragedy that revolves around Ju Dou, a beautiful young woman sold as a wife to Jinshan, an elderly cloth dyer.
- Zhang Wenze, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Hu Jian
- Zhao Jiping
- Fuxi Fuxi, by Liu Heng
Ju Dou: Directed by Yimou Zhang, Fengliang Yang. With Gong Li, Baotian Li, Wei Li, Zhang Yi. 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.
- (9K)
- Yimou Zhang, Fengliang Yang
- PG-13
- 59 sec
Synopsis. A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy. Filmed in glowing technicolour, this tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable ...
- (35)
- Ju Dou; Yang Jinshan; Yang Tianqing
- PG-13
- 1990
Ju Dou (Gong Li), the young bride of Yang Jin-shan (Wei Li), who is the tyrannical owner of a silk-dyeing business, is forced to endure her husband's violent tendencies and condescending nature.
- (150)
- Yimou Zhang
- PG-13
- Gong Li
Jan 11, 2017 · Ju Dou (Gong Li), the young bride of Yang Jin-shan (Wei Li), who is the tyrannical owner of a silk-dyeing business, is forced to endure her husband's violent...
- 2 min
- 46.5K
- Tue Nguyen
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May 20, 2015 · Ju Dou. The first three films directed by Zhang Yimou form a trilogy linked by their early twentieth century, pre-Communist settings, themes around social constraint versus personal desire, lavish visual style, and the presence of his muse Gong Li. (1) Situated in between Red Sorghum (1987) and Raise the Red Lantern (1991), Ju Dou’s striking ...
Ju Dou is less elegant than Zhang Yimou's usual films, and perhaps even a crude movie, but such crudeness gives it character. This story of miserable lives is hard-hitting, as traditions are uprooted and power dynamics abruptly shift. Ju Dou is a quiet film, emphasising the simplistic nature of the text; a story to feel, not to think about. The ...
