"Ju Dou" by Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang won the Luis Bunuel Special Award in Cannes in 1990. (File photo)
About the film:
"Ju Dou" takes place in the early 20th century in rural China. The film is a tragedy, focusing on the characters of Ju Dou, a beautiful young woman who has been sold as a wife to Jinshan, an old cloth dyer.
"A Touch of Zen" by King Hu won the Technical Grand Prize in Cannes in 1975. (File photo)
About the film:
The story is largely seen through the eyes of Ku, who is a well-meaning but unambitious scholar and painter, who tends to be clumsy. A stranger arrives in the town wanting Ku to paint his portrait, but his real objective is to bring a female fugitive back to the city for execution on behalf of the East Chamber guards.
