In the 1960s Italy’s prohibitive divorce laws spawned this dark, clever “modest proposal”; the thing that Baron Ferdinando (Fefé) Cefalù must do is murder his wife. Only that way will he be able to pursue and marry Angela, his heart’s desire. But how does one get away with murder? Under what circumstance might it be […]
Daily Archives: November 20, 2008
“I bought you, now obey me,” infertile Jin-shan Yang tells Ju Dou (Gong Li, superb). “When I buy an animal I treat it as I wish. . . . Give me a son, and I’ll be your slave.” Yang, the elderly owner of a dye mill in rural 1920s China, is struggling financially. His life […]
Dennis Grunes 