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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302263947 Format: Color, Subtitled, NTSC ISBN: 6302263948 Label: New Yorker Video Manufacturer: New Yorker Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: New Yorker Video Release Date: November 11, 1998 Running Time: 91 minutes Sales Rank: 9782 Studio: New Yorker Video Theatrical Release Date: 1989-02
Rating: - Good Wine
I have been a fan of Zhang Yimou's films since 1999 when I first watched his 1991 film Raise The Red Lantern for my East Asian Novel class, and since then I have watched several other of his films such as Not One Less, To Live, The Road Home, Happy Times, and Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. Each one of his films brings something new to the table and delves into such issues as urban/rural conflicts, political corruption, and Japan-China relations. Red Sorghum is Zhang Yimou's first film as a director and while it may be a bit simpler than many of his later films it contains elements that almost ... Read More
Rating: - A pastoral epic!
The bold portrait of the humble village wine makers against the interloping Japanese forces. An enigmatic and brave film that marks the ascending and meteoric career of Yimou Zang. Winner of the Silver Bear 1988, and one of my Fifty top choices of that Decade.
Will 2006 the year in which this supeb film will be released on DVD format, perhaps?
Rating: - the best movie in the world
i like this movie,really like it.
i do not know how yimou zhang made this movie.he is the great man in the world.
you have to watch this movie,then you will like it
Rating: - Nine�s Red Wine
Red Sorghum is almost two movies in one. The first half is comical and fun-spirited, while the second half (once the Japanese attack China) is full of horror, death, and sadness. There is a lot of symbolism and historical commentary in the movie, and anyone who appreciates Chinese culture and history will probably enjoy the movie.
Red Sorghum is an outstanding movie that is filled with beautiful imagery and lush colors. As I sat watching it, I found myself noticing the red splashes displayed about the screen like a Jackson Pollock painting and hearing the reverberation of numbers. I began ... Read More
Rating: - Barbaric and beautiful
Although I don't think this is quite as good as some of the other films that master Chinese film maker Zhang Yimou has made--e.g., Raise the Red Lantern (1991); The Story of Qiu Ju (1991); Ju Duo (1990)--Red Sorghum is nonetheless an outstanding film strikingly presented visually and thematically.
Gong Li stars as the betrothed of an old leprous wine maker. The film opens with her being carried in a covered sedan chair to the consummation of her wedding by a rowdy crew from the sorghum winery. It is the 1930s or a little before. They joust her about according to tradition and sing a most scary ... Read More
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