Zhang Yimou
RED SORGHUM
Hong gao liang
Sessions
21:00h
Verdi 2
VOSE
Presentation CINEASIA
Information
DRAMA
CHINA • 1988
LANGUAGE: MANDARIN, JAPANESE
COLOR • 91 MIN.
China, 1930s. A young woman is sent by her father to become the wife of the owner of a sorghum wine cellar, who is ill with leprosy. During the journey she falls in love with one of the escorts. When her husband dies, she is left in charge of the place, tending to bandits, her hard-drinking lover and the invading Japanese army.
- Direction
Zhang Yimou
- Music
Jiping Zhao
- Cinematography
Changwei Gu
- Cast
Gong Li, Wen Jiang, Rujun Teng
- Writing Credits
Jianyu Chen, Wei Zhu (based on the novel with the same name by Yan Mo)
- Producers
Tian-Ming Wu
- Production Company
Xi’an Film Studio
