Curse of the Golden Flower

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Movie: Curse of the Golden Flower
Chinese: Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (滿城盡帶黃金甲)
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Yu Cao (play), Yimou Zhang
Producer: William Kong, Weiping Zhang, Yimou Zhang, Zhenyan Zhang
Cinematographer Xiaoding Zhao
Release Date: December 21, 2006
Runtime: 114 min
Language: Mandarin
Country: China

Plot

On th eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Yun-Fat Chow) returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai (Jay Chou). His pretext is to celebrate the holdiay with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Li Gong), this seems disengenuous.

For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan (Ye Liu), her stepson, have had an illicit liason. Feeling trapped, Prince Wan dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan (Man Li), the Imperial Doctor´s daughter.

Meanwhile, Prince Jai, the faithful son, grows worried over the Empress´s health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. Could she be headed an ominous path?

Cast

Yun-Fat Chow - Emperor Ping
Li Gong - Empress Phoenix
Jay Chou - Prince Jai
Ye Liu - Crown Prince Wan
Dahong Ni - Imperial Physician Jiang
Junjie Qin - Prince Yu
Man Li - Jiang Chan
Jin Chen - Mrs. Jiang

Trailer

Comments

Comment #3
Saxo Says:
Apr 12 2011 5:57 pm

Praise to the production team.
Elegant and beautiful scenes and costumes.
The story is heavy. The villain wins in the end.
One of the must-see movie.
Don't miss this.
Comment #2
iliekater Says:
May 15 2010 4:07 pm

I agree . After all , at the time of its release it was the most expensive film in China . The costumes and the interiors of the palace were gorgeous !
Comment #1
Nalyah Says:
Jun 16 2009 10:13 am

Very overwhelming and theatrical in many ways. The scenes and action resembled a bit ballet in my opinion. All the characters, probably on purpose, overdid all their motions and spoken words to make them as slow and phlegmatic as possible. Visually it was one of the best movies I have ever seen.