Film Movement: First Look at New 4K Restoration of Zhang Yimou'S Ju Dou

Film Movement has provided a promotional trailer for the recent 4K restoration of Zhang Yimou's Ju Dou (1990), starring Gong Li, Wei Li, Baotian Li, and Zhaoji Jia. A preliminary release date for an upcoming Blu-ray release has not yet been revealed.

Description: 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. NEW 4K RESTORATION BY HIVENTY LABORATORY (PARIS).