Fresh
As sumptuously cinematic as it is woefully fatalistic.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Ju Dou
An Erotic Tale of Forbidden Passion.
1990 · 1h 35m · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
Yang Fengliang
,
Zhang Yimou
Overview
Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle's wife who is tortured for being childless. However, after they have an affair, they discover that his uncle is impotent and try to conceal the truth.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
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
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