A remarkably powerful and sensuous tragedy, the Oscar-nominated
Ju Dou (1990) is credited with kick-starting the careers of Chinese auteur
Yimou Zhang and actress
Gong Li. Set in the 1920s, the enveloping storyline centers on a silk dyer’s wife (Li) who’s badly abused by her cruel husband. Eventually the woman begins a secret affair with her husband’s nephew--a forbidden act with the potential
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