The Story Of Qiu Ju (1992)
Qiu Ju da guan si – The Story Of Qiu Ju (1992)
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Language: Mandarin | Subtitle: English Included | 100min | 480MB
Genre: Comedy | Drama | 15 wins & 1 nomination
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10 (2,519 users)
DVDRip 480p - TinyBearDs | MKV | 848 x 464 | x264 600kbps 23.976fps | HE-AACv2 64kbps 2CH
Language: Mandarin | Subtitle: English Included | 100min | 480MB
Genre: Comedy | Drama | 15 wins & 1 nomination
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10 (2,519 users)
Director: Yimou Zhang
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.
An IMDb Review: A film that stays with you long after the final shot:Screenshots:
Zhang Yimou's "The Story of Qiu Ju" is not a masterpiece as is his film "Raise the Red Lantern." It doesn't have the epic qualities of "To Live" nor is it as visually stunning as "The Road Home." But "Qiu Ju" may well be Yimou's most thought provoking film, leaving you pondering the messages a long time after the film has ended.
Qiu Ju's husband has been kicked ("where it counts") by the village chief. The only bit of justice Qiu Ju wants is an apology. It seems to be a simple enough request, but her search for the apology proves to be elusive as she encounters a legal system more interested in its own red tape than in the needs of ordinary people.
But this is not "Erin Brockovich" where the sides of "good" and "bad" are easily defined. The people in the legal system Qiu Ju encounters are genuinely decent folks. They are also, unfortunately, a bit clueless. And Qiu Ju is not beyond reproach herself. At the conclusion of the film even she is realizing that she has pushed the matter too far.
Just how far should one go to seek justice in this world? Even if you are totally in the right, does there come a time when you must let the matter rest for your own sake as well as everybody else's? There are no easy answers.
This is another great performance by Gong Li in the title role. She may be one of the most beautiful women in the world, but here she is not above playing "dowdy." And as usual, Zhang Yimou is nearly flawless in his direction. He gives a wonderful tip of the hat to the late French director Francois Truffaut in the end, echoing that famous final shot of Truffaut's "The 400 Blows."
But this is a film that will stick with you well past that last shot.
The Story Of Qiu Ju (1992)
