Curse of the Golden Flower
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Based on the play by Yu Cao.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Jin Chen, Jay Chou, Yun-Fat Chow, Li Gong, Qin Junjie, Man Li, Ye Liu, Dahong Ni.
China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai. His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress, this seems disingenuous. For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan, her stepson, have had an illicit liaison. Feeling trapped, Prince Wan dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan, the Imperial Doctor's daughter. Meanwhile, faithful son Prince Jai, grows worried over the Empress's health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. The Emperor harbors equally clandestine plans and the Imperial Doctor is the only one privy to his machinations. When the Emperor senses a looming threat, he relocates the doctor's family from the Palace to a remote area. They are attacked by mysterious assassins and Chan and her mother are forced back to the palace. Their return sets off a tumultuous sequence of dark surprises. Amid the glamour and grandeur of the festival, ugly secrets are revealed. As the Imperial Family continues its elaborate charade in a palatial setting, thousands of golden armored warriors charge the palace.
DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; mastered in high definition.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
golden flower curse submitted by hcf on July 30, 2014, 8:25pm cool movie about china
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned; dialogue in Chinese (5.1 Dolby Digital) or English (5.1 Dolby Digital) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish..
PUBLISHED
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781424833887
1424833884
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Kong, William.
Zhang, Weiping.
Zhang, Yimou.
Cao, Yu.
Chen, Jin.
Zhou, Jielun, 1979-
Chow, Yun-fat.
Gong, Li, 1965-
Junjie, Qin.
Li, Man.
Liu, Ye, 1978-
Ni, Dahong.
Beijing xin hua mian ying ye you xian gong si.
Edko Films.
Elite Group Enterprises.
Film Partner International.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Forbidden City (Beijing, China) -- Drama.
Chrysanthemums -- China -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- China -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Beijing -- Drama.
Surprise (Military science) -- Beijing -- Drama.
Chinese language materials.
China -- Kings and rulers -- Drama.
Beijing (China) -- Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films -- China.
Adventure films.
Adventure -- Feature.
Romance -- Feature.
Feature films.
Adventure films.
Love stories.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.