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  1. Ju Dou may be viewed on two levels: as a folktale of innocence and evil, a simple and powerful work of cinematic art; and as a biting and controversial political allegory. Its success helped thrust its director, Zhang Yimou, into the international spotlight.

  2. Powerful, poignant, and visually stunning, Zhang Yimou's Ju Dou was deservedly nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar. Full Review | Original Score: A | Feb 19, 2011

  3. 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… bring a tissue. Reviewed on: 09 Mar 2007.

  4. May 20, 2015 · A Portrait of Lives Constrained: Zhang Yimou’s. 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 ...

  5. Feb 19, 2011 · Ju Dou (1990): Zhang Yimou’s Oscar Nominated Feature. A slightly feminist streak runs through Zhang Yimou’s Ju Dou, a powerful tale of a strong young woman who rebels against her abusive older husband, As a protest, Ju Dou has an affair with and get pregnant by his handsome nephew.

  6. 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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