"Ju Dou"

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In the "Inn of the Sixth Happiness" the Ingrid Bergman character remarks that the Chinese "love stories". Well, "Ju Dou", from 1991, is such a story, with enough twists and turns and ironies to keep the viewer fascinated, even if it's a second or third viewing. This is pure melodrama, and its frank sexuality caused the Chinese government to ban it in that country. Almost all the action takes place in a 1920's dye mill in rural China, and the various colored swaths of cloth (eye poppingly fimed in three strip Technocolor) are used to comment on the passions proceding there on a daily basis. This is one I pull out every 3-4 years and I enjoy sharing it with guests.

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Topic - "Ju Dou" - rico 01:14:16 04/03/04 (4)

Re: "Ju Dou" - Cetaele 02:35:49 04/05/04 (2)

Re: "Ju Dou" - Victor Khomenko 11:10:59 04/05/04 (1)

Re: "Ju Dou" - Cetaele 17:14:25 04/05/04 (0)

Beautiful film indeed (nt) - Victor Khomenko 05:47:03 04/03/04 (0)

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