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Release Date
• USA: Dec 22, 2006
BoxOffice: $6.5M
Official Website:
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MPAA Rating
Rated R for violence.
Running Time
1 hour, 54 minutes
Country Hong Kong, China
Production Companies
Beijing New Picture Film Co., EDKO Film Ltd., Elite Group Enterprises, Film Partner International, Standard Chartered Bank (financial support)
Studio Sony Pictures Classics
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Other Titles
• Autumn Remembrance
• The City of Golden Armor
• Curse of the Golden Flower
• Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia
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Genre: Drama
Tagline: Unspeakable secrets are hidden within the Forbidden City.
Plot: In 2004, Zhang Yimou caused a sensation with his astonishing HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, and his CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER is yet another dazzling, visually stunning film. Calling again upon the talents of the striking Gong Li, Yimou tells an epic tale of lust and power set in the opulent world of the Later Tang dynasty. The plot follows the story of the Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) and his Empress (Li) and the tragic disintegration of their royal family--whose problems go far beyond the merely dysfunctional. For starters, the ailing Empress has long been having an affair with her stepson, the Crown Prince Wan (Liu Ye). Unbeknownst to her, Wan has been dallying with the Imperial Doctor's daughter (Li Man), and has plans to escape the palace with her. Meanwhile, the Emperor himself has just returned from a long trip, and while relations with his wife are obviously icy, it becomes clear that his plans for her are far more ominous than she could ever imagine. Everyone involved has a secret plan for either escape or domination, resulting in an explosive ending wherein the darkest family secrets are revealed and horrifically bloody battles are waged both inside and outside the walls of the sparkling, gold-encrusted palace. Yimou appears to be trying to balance his flair for telling an
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| Directed by |
Yimou Zhang
Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Raise the Red Lantern |
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| Written by |
| Yimou Zhang
Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Raise the Red Lantern |
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| Cast |
Yun-Fat Chow
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Killer, The Replacement Killers |
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Initial D, Cham chau chow git lun | Li Gong
Miami Vice, Memoirs of a Geisha, 2046 | | Ye Liu
The Promise, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Lan yu | | |
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