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The Story of Qiu Ju

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Original title

Qiu Ju da guan si (The Story of Qiu Ju)

Year

1992

Running time

100 min.

Country

China

Director

Zhang Yimou

Screenwriter

Liu Heng. Novel: Chen Yuan Bin

Cast

Music

Zhao Jiping

Cinematography

Chi Xiaoning, Hongyi Lu, Xiaoquin Yu

Producer

Sil-Metropole Organisation, Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy

Genre

Drama | Small Town Life (Non-North American)

Synopsis

A pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy after the village chief kicks her husband in the groin in this comedy of justice. As she is frustrated by each level of the hierarchy and travels farther and farther away from the countryside the viewer is also provided with a look at the changing Chinese society through the verite camera used in most scenes.

Rankings Position

#22 Best Chinese Movies of all time

Awards: 1992: Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion and Best Actress (Gong Li)

1993: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

1993: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

1993: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

1993: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): Best Foreign Language Film.

1993: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Five Foreing Films.

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Critics' reviews

"Superb (...) reaffirms Zhang Yimou's stature as storyteller and sociologist extraordinaire, and as a visual artist of exceptional delicacy and insight."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times

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Ranking Lists Position

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The Story of Qiu Ju

1992

Zhang Yimou

7.1

(1,172)