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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
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. This tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable tradition is more universal than its setting ...
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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 (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.
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- Yimou Zhang
- PG-13
- Gong Li
Aug 11, 2022 · Ju Dou (菊豆) Director: Zhang Yimou, Yang Fengliang. Written: Liu Heng. Country: China. Year: 1990. “Ju Dou” on Amazon. “Ju Dou” is the brutal and sad story of women’s reality in rural China. It is one of the remarkable, woman-centered films made by Zhang Yimou with his muse and brilliant actress Gong Li. After “Ju Dou” came out ...
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.
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 ...
