Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle's wife who is tortured for being childless. However, after they have an affair, they discover that his uncle is impotent and try to conceal the truth.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 6 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
As sumptuously cinematic as it is woefully fatalistic.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The film appealed to me for two reasons. First, because of its unabashed, lurid melodrama, in which the days are filled with scheming and the nights with passion and violence. Second, because of its visual beauty.