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: Zhang Yimou
Writer: Yu Cao (play), Zhang Yimou
Producer: William Kong, Weiping Zhang, Zhang Yimou, 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

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

Film Festivals

2012 (12th) Marrakech International Film Festival - November 30-December 8, 2012 - Yimou Zhang Tribute

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CJ Sep 25 2016 6:28 pm Gong Li is stunning - the most beautiful Asian woman.

Saxo 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.

iliekater 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 !

Nalyah 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.

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