Ju Dou

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Ju Dou is a 1990 Chinese drama film, co-directed by Zhang Yimou, renowned for its vivid cinematography and its tragic story of forbidden love and oppression in rural China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese film
drama film
film
academyAwardsCountrySubmission China NERFINISHED
academyAwardsEdition 63rd Academy Awards NERFINISHED
academyAwardsSubmissionFor Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED
authorOfSourceWork Liu Heng NERFINISHED
basedOn Fuxi Fuxi NERFINISHED
novel
censorshipStatus initially banned in China
cinematographer Gu Changwei NERFINISHED
coDirector Yang Fengliang NERFINISHED
Zhang Yimou NERFINISHED
colorDesign symbolic use of color in cinematography
countryOfOrigin China
criticalReception internationally acclaimed
director Yang Fengliang NERFINISHED
Zhang Yimou NERFINISHED
distribution China Film Co. NERFINISHED
era Fifth Generation Chinese cinema NERFINISHED
festivalSection Un Certain Regard NERFINISHED
festivalSelection Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
filmFormat color
genre drama
romantic drama
historicalContext Republican-era China NERFINISHED
leadActor Gong Li NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus love triangle
notableFor depiction of oppression in rural China
tragic story of forbidden love
vivid cinematography
originalLanguage Mandarin Chinese
partOf filmography of Zhang Yimou
productionCompany Xi’an Film Studio NERFINISHED
releaseDateChina 1990
releaseYear 1990
runningTimeMinutes 95
screenwriter Liu Heng NERFINISHED
settingLocation rural China
stars Gong Li NERFINISHED
Li Baotian NERFINISHED
Li Wei NERFINISHED
theme domestic violence
forbidden love
oppression
patriarchy
revenge
title Ju Dou NERFINISHED

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Zhang Yimou directed Ju Dou
Zhang Yimou notableWork Ju Dou