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The Story of Qiu Ju
film by Zhang [1992]
Also known as: “Qiu Ju Goes to Court”, “Qiu Ju da guansi”
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discussed in biography
- In Zhang Yimou
…Qiu Ju da guansi (1992; The Story of Qiu Ju), Zhang eschewed the stunning cinematography and ornate settings of his earlier works for a gritty contemporary drama centring on a young woman who seeks justice after a village elder attacks her husband. The rise of communism and its impact on…
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role of Gong Li
- In Gong Li
…to Court, also known as The Story of Qiu Ju) she played a decidedly unglamorous country wife, who, though heavily pregnant during most of the film, stubbornly wages a fight against the local bureaucracy. The film was a triumph at the Venice Film Festival, where it received the Golden Lion…
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