Synopsis: Two parts family melodrama, one part Chinese nationalist history. An unseen narrarator weaves the tale of his grandmother, a poor rural Chinese girl sold into marriage to a leprous winemaker. After her husband's death, the grandmother transforms the winery into a idyllic community of... Two parts family melodrama, one part Chinese nationalist history. An unseen narrarator weaves the tale of his grandmother, a poor rural Chinese girl sold into marriage to a leprous winemaker. After her husband's death, the grandmother transforms the winery into a idyllic community of productive laborers, only to have her progress rent asunder by the invading Japanese. Winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlin film festival. [More]