“Delirious melodrama, Chinese style. JU DOU is a juicy and stylish potboiler that keeps the pilots turned on full blast.”
—The Austin Chronicle

“Critic’s Pick! JU DOU is an intellectually and artistically brave film.”
—The New York Times

“Viewable as an allegory for the old and new guard in China, a strong statement on pre-revolution socio-politics, or simply as a tale of doomed romance, this film is bold, beautiful and breathtakingly brilliant …”
—Eye For Film

Gong Li is JU DOU, a young woman trapped in an oppressive, impotent marriage to the owner of a dye mill in rural China. Seeking an escape, she begins a passionate affair with her husband’s nephew, leading to the birth of a son, raised as the heir of her sadistic husband. A landmark of Chinese cinema from Zhang Yimou (RAISE THE RED LANTERN, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS). Free Member Monday — free admission for all AFS members on Monday, December 15.