Red Sorghum
Summary:
Red Sorghum was the first directorial effort of controversial Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou. The director's favorite leading lady Gong Li plays a young woman of the 1920s whose family sells her into marriage with a wealthy winemaker. At first a loveless union, the relationship blossoms into one of strong friendship and mutual respect. During World War II, Gong Li fights side ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Gong Li - (Nine, the Grandmother)
Jiu Ji - (Their Son)
Cui Cun-Hua
Teng Rujun - (Luohan)
Jiang Wen - (Yu, the Grandfather)
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Review:
The first Chinese film to receive a commercial release in the U.S., and the winner of the prestigious Golden Bear at the 1988 Berlin Film Festival, Zhang Yimou's fable of Chinese life during the '20s and '30s, with it's plenary abundance of astonishingly sensual images, immediately established him as one of the world's most gifted directors. ... Continue >>
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