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
academyAwardsEdition 63rd Academy Awards
academyAwardsSubmissionFor Best Foreign Language Film
authorOfSourceWork Liu Heng
basedOn Fuxi Fuxi
novel
censorshipStatus initially banned in China
cinematographer Gu Changwei
coDirector Yang Fengliang
Zhang Yimou
colorDesign symbolic use of color in cinematography
countryOfOrigin China
criticalReception internationally acclaimed
director Yang Fengliang
Zhang Yimou
distribution China Film Co.
era Fifth Generation Chinese cinema
festivalSection Un Certain Regard
festivalSelection Cannes Film Festival
filmFormat color
genre drama
romantic drama
historicalContext Republican-era China
leadActor Gong Li
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
releaseDateChina 1990
releaseYear 1990
runningTimeMinutes 95
screenwriter Liu Heng
settingLocation rural China
stars Gong Li
Li Baotian
Li Wei
theme domestic violence
forbidden love
oppression
patriarchy
revenge
title Ju Dou

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Zhang Yimou notableWork Ju Dou
Zhang Yimou directed Ju Dou
Ju Dou title Ju Dou
Gong Li notableWork Ju Dou
Gu Changwei cinematography Ju Dou