Still banned in its native China, this follow-up to director Zhang Yimou's stunning 'Red Sorghum' was highly praised on first release in this country. It takes a similar theme of wish fulfilment among the peasant population and greatly benefits from production design that uses and mixes the most vivid colours imaginable, and the glorious camerawork of cinematographer Gu Changwei. Gu now ranks as one of the world's finest lighting cameramen.


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