Ju Dou (1990) Reviews

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Starring:
Gong Li, Li Baotian, (more)
Director(s):
Zhang Yimou
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
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Erin G.

I love Zhang Yimou's work. I love Gong Li. And I generally love Chinese tragedies. But other than the usual gorgeous use of color and lighting, I just found this torturous to watch. There was nothing ...
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I love Zhang Yimou's work. I love Gong Li. And I generally love Chinese tragedies. But other than the usual gorgeous use of color and lighting, I just found this torturous to watch. There was nothing satisfying about the story, characters, or their relationships. And the deliberate pacing and melodrama was just overkill. I know some will think me heretical, but this was almost laughably depressing. Other than the awesome falling reams of dyed cloth, I found very little redeeming in this disappointing film.
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Clyde

Interesting film, but a little tedious. Lots of beautiful color(all the dyes, etc.)and the film gives a lot to the landscape, but the story can seem a little slow. It does take some different turns ...
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Interesting film, but a little tedious. Lots of beautiful color(all the dyes, etc.)and the film gives a lot to the landscape, but the story can seem a little slow. It does take some different turns as you weave thru the story.
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William A.

beyond the beautiful color, the film is most interesting in the way it conceals/reveals a metaphor of moaist china through the telling of a tragic domestic drama. fine performances and wonderful ...
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beyond the beautiful color, the film is most interesting in the way it conceals/reveals a metaphor of moaist china through the telling of a tragic domestic drama. fine performances and wonderful cinematography. warning: this dvd, like 'raise the red lantern', is a poor print that does not reveal the original beauty of the film. sadly, it is the only thing available. the poor quality is magnified through projection. criterion needs to get a hold of zhang yimou's work.
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Donald A.

Its amazing to think this is Zhang Yimous WORST movie, because its still very good. The visuals are crazy good, i mean have you ever seen anything close to the idea of basing a set on dye vats below ...
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Its amazing to think this is Zhang Yimous WORST movie, because its still very good. The visuals are crazy good, i mean have you ever seen anything close to the idea of basing a set on dye vats below endless hanging miles of silk? And for more earthly delights we have Gong Li to look at. Its another tragedy with deadly consequences as in many of his movies, this one is luscious to look at, but the characters arent quite as perfectly imagined as his other tragedies, its a rather cramped and predictable set of events compared to his other masterpieces, try Raise the Red Lantern or Curse of the Golden Flower first.
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