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Ju Dou | Stream Now on Prime Video
Plot: A woman married to the brutal owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a child with her husband's nephew, forcing her to raise the boy as her husband's heir while keeping his parentage a secret.
Our Take: If you are a fan of House of Flying Daggers and Zhang Yimou's other better-known films, but you haven't checked out Ju Dou, it's the movie that put him on the worldwide scene thanks to its Oscar nomination and condemnation by Chinese censors. The melodramatic narrative (meant as a compliment) and Technicolor-saturated scenes would become trademarks of Yimou's style. — Arno
Plot: A woman married to the brutal owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a child with her husband's nephew, forcing her to raise the boy as her husband's heir while keeping his parentage a secret.
Our Take: If you are a fan of House of Flying Daggers and Zhang Yimou's other better-known films, but you haven't checked out Ju Dou, it's the movie that put him on the worldwide scene thanks to its Oscar nomination and condemnation by Chinese censors. The melodramatic narrative (meant as a compliment) and Technicolor-saturated scenes would become trademarks of Yimou's style. — Arno