In Mandarin Chinese. 125 minute running time which I’d normally say is 25 minutes too long, but I loved this movie and have seen it many times… Zhang Yimou may have been at his peak here and he had a real star in Gong Li … this is so beautifully shot. I was an exchange student in China in 1991 so I have a special connection to this movie. This is a green-go. John Farr recommends it too.