Cathode Cult
Ju Dou
| Edition | Format | Price | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited Edition Slipcover | Blu-ray | $28.99 | Sold out |
| Standard Edition | Blu-ray | $26.49 | In stock |
Limited Edition, Slipcover
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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover (designed by Adam Maida) was limited to 1,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.
Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.
The film that put director Zhang Yimou and star Gong Li on the international cinema map follows beautiful young Ju Dou as she is married off to an egregiously cruel, and also impotent, owner of a dye mill in the Chinese countryside in the early 20th century. When the boss’ nephew arrives on the scene they fall for each other with lustful abandon. Their impassioned affair soon leads to a son. After the clandestine couple convinces the despotic husband that he is the father, the boy is raised as his long-awaited heir. However the myriad complications of infidelity lead to a visceral and psychological melee between the lovers and their ruler with explosively dramatic turns. With its stunning mise en scène and sumptuous use of color, Ju Dou was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards® and has earned a reputation as one of the greatest Chinese films ever made.
directed by: Zhang Yimou, Yang Fengliang
starring: Gong Li, Baotian Li, Wei Li, Zhang Yi
1990 / 95 min / 1.37:1 / Mandarin DTS-HD MA 2.0
Additional info:
- Region A Blu-ray
- Commentary by film critics James Marsh and Pierce Conran
- Video essay by USC Professor Kin Tak Raymond Tsang
- Contemporary Chinese Voices on Ju Dou video discussion
- English subtitles
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