His first big international hit. Beautifully shot...he made full use of the fabric-dyeing location with many lush views of bolts drying in the breeze.
The plotline was straight melodrama, perhaps a little overcooked for a modern audience but not fatally so. Most interesting was the sociological detail of traditional Chinese life, especially the public shaming and humiliation used as a corrective for the transgressive behavior by the two principals. The development of the monster child was very effective as a moralistic resolution.
Solid, legitimate work of world cinema.
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