Curse of the golden flower has its work cut out for it in terms of audience expectations. Besides starring in the film, jay chou has also recorded two songs to accompany the film, one titled chrysanthemum terrace chinese. Set in chinas tang dynasty, follows an imperial bodyguard named phoenix and prince ping as pair of starcrossed lovers who fall in love wi. Z hang yimou and chen kaige were the two dominant figures of the socalled chinese fifth generation of film makers who revitalised the. Starring chow yun fat and gong li, curse of the golden flower reveals a dazzling. From the director of hero and house of flying daggers comes the martial arts epic masterpiece whose savage beauty and exquisite elegance has mesmerized and captivated audiences around the world. The film is worthless as a serious work of art, but it may offer the jaded viewer a surplus source of mst3kinspired wisecracks. Shigeru umebayashi director zhang yimou has proven through the years that he is capable of both high melodrama and extreme action, ranging from raise the red lantern to house of flying daggers in his mandarinlanguage efforts. The curse of the golden flower posted by jeff meyers on wed, jan 17, 2007 at 12. If you have the patience for subtitles, there is no other film like this. Drama promo curse of the golden flower film trailer 30.
The beautiful empress phoenix is depressed by her isolation and her husbands obvious disdain for her. It will disappoint viewers hoping for chow yunfat to take them on a highkicking martial arts thrill ride, but if you go into the movie expecting more of a shakespearian tragedy than a wushu adventure, this epic tale is sure to impress while its true that golden flower can feel stilted and murky. Curse of the golden flower 2006 alternate ending movie. On the eve of the chong yang festival, golden flowers fill the imperial palace. It should please both sides of moviegoers divided by the two phases of yimous career, appealing to fans of raise the. In the curse of the golden flower, chinas official 2007 oscar entry, highly acclaimed director zhang yimou carries us into the world of the tang dynasty, a period known for its flamboyance, beauty, and glamour. The mandarin chinese title of the movie is taken from. Curse of the golden flower zhang yimou 2006 film sufi.
So, of course, his followup film turns out to be an epic. The story is a truly unique tragedy that never becomes dour or mopey, the blade and wirework is second to none, and the setcostume design sears the eyes and stirs the soul. Zhang yimou made his first feature twenty years ago, and as a creative force, he continues to adapt and find new ways to tell a story, keeping his work fresh. Jan 23, 2012 vatos locos full movie, hd, crime, thriller, english, gangster mafia film full free movies duration. This film was wonderful to watch if you enjoy magnificent costumes and sets. The curse of the golden flower is based on one of the most famous and most commonly performed plays in china, thunderstorm, written in 1933 by cao yu. The art of discussion has improved and the breadth of language used has been enhanced by the variety of films watched, all of which we order free from the into film website. Production design, the curse of the golden flower production designer huo tingxiao art director zhao bin costume design yee chung man. Chow yun fat, gong li, jay chou, liu ye, ni dahong, qin junjie, li man, chen jin, zhang yimou. Curse of the golden flower really isnt an action movie by any means.
Curse of the golden flower is a shakespearian drama told by a master combatant and shot like a dream. The fact that she looks amazing as the empress surely doesnt. Curse of the golden flower 2006 yi mou zhang, zhang yimou. For many years, the empress and crown prince wan, her stepson, had an illicit sexual affair. A cruel man, he is secretly having his wife gong li poisoned with a. Despite its grandeur, this film is in many ways the least rewarding of the three. With curse of the golden flower, as in ju dou 1990, raise the red lantern 1991 and shanghai triad 1995, even survival is denied. Chinese action adventure movie chinese movie with english subtitles new martial arts movie 720p. Upon its release in 2006, the curse of the golden flower was the most expensive chinese film.
Curse of the golden flower bluray disc, 2007 for sale. 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. Curse of the golden flower was one of my favorite films of 2006, and watching it again in 2007, i can see that its a movie that only gets more enjoyable the more time you spend with it. The palace in the capital city is huge, with long hallways, vast windows, and hundreds of rooms and servants. This is one of those films that needs to be seen to be understood. Wildly colorful and extravagantly emotional, curse of the golden flower has sumptuous sets, splendiferous royal costumes, and roiling familial emotions. Janice middleton, headteacher, edlington victoria school, derbyshire. Behind the scenes look at the making of zhang yimous curse of the golden flower. Curse of the golden flower was a 2006 chinese epic drama film based on cao yus 1934 play thunderstorm they are fictional stories, not historical whatsoever. Curse of the golden flower on dvd 043396167261 from sony pictures home entertainment. Juhua tai, released on his 2006 album still fantasy and one included in his curse of the golden flower ep. Zhang yimous series of stylised swordplay epics comes to an end in the curse of the golden flower, a characteristically stunning portrait of. She spends her time planning the chrysanthemum festival, which is always a grand celebration but this year, no one feels like celebrating.
Curse of the golden flower is martial arts melodrama with amazing sets, costumes, cleavages, fight scenes and the best action star chow yun fat. 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 music of the wuxia revival has proven an important part of each films\ success, mining that evergreen market of western music lovers who like nothing more than a blend of a western approach to melody with oriental instrumentation and harmony. Starring chow yun fat of crouching tiger, hidden dragon as the embattled emperor and gong li of memoirs of a geisha as his poisoned empress, curse of the golden flower grants you entry into a dazzling and spectacular world of betrayal, vengeance and passion that will change the way you think of martial arts forever. Released december 21st, 2006, curse of the golden flower stars chow yunfat, gong li, jay chou, ye liu the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and received a score of 70 out of 100 on.
A pageantry of pageantry that would put bertolucci or lean to shame, zhang yimous the curse of the golden flower piles spectacle upon spectacle, and tragedy on top of tragedy, until the whole contraption fairly disintegrates under the fervid weight of it all. Its amazing visual spectacle and will satisfy wuxia film fans. The film comes with several extras including making of featurette, interviews and trailers. At its essence this film is a horror story, and it carries the fascination that a good horror story. It will disappoint viewers hoping for chow yunfat to take them on a highkicking martial arts thrill ride, but if you go into the movie expecting more of a shakespearian tragedy than a wushu adventure, this epic tale is sure to impress. The screenplay was cowritten by zhang yimou, wu nan and bian zhihong, and coproduced by bill kong and zhang weiping.
Curse of the golden flower 2006 yi mou zhang, zhang. Zhang yimou is seriously off his game with the utterly ridiculous curse of the golden flower, a new epic that feels like hero meets the lion in winter meets peyton place. Though the trailer for curse of the golden flower makes it look like another highspeed martial arts picture from the director of house of flying daggers, the movie is actually an exquisite melding of zhang yimous two signature styles, the historical drama and arthouse wuxia. The film got a warm reception from fans of eastern cinema, although not quite as rapturous as for the previous two films. The entire film revolves around empress phoenix played by gong li in a truly great performance. Curse of the golden flower 2007, directed by zhang yimou. While curse of the golden flower is stylistically similar in its martial arts blend to the more recent hero end of the spectrum, the 2006. Zhang yimous series of stylised swordplay epics comes to an end in the curse of the golden flower, a characteristically stunning portrait of family plotting. Jul 09, 2011 curse of the golden flower was a 2006 chinese epic drama film based on cao yus 1934 play thunderstorm they are fictional stories, not historical whatsoever. Family turmoil, treachery, and treason threaten to destroy a 10th century royal chinese monarchy. Curse of the golden flower 2007, action adventure drama romantic released in english language in theatre near you in.
Curse of the golden flower is a 2006 chinese epic wuxia drama film written and directed by zhang yimou. Now if you go into this expecting a drama along the lines of a shakespearean greek tragedy, then youll be amazed. Its the early 10th century of chinas tang dynasty and the emperor chow yunfat and his second son prince jai jay chou have returned, following jais long absence, to the palace on the eve of the chrysanthemum festival. Yunfat chow in curse of the golden flower 2006 michael nouri at an. Whats striking about curse of the golden flower, however, is that it successfully avoids the trap of both hero and house of flying daggers, being lovely to look at and dramatically inert. Normally this wouldnt really be an issue, as late period yimou films like house of flying daggers and hero have been perfectly. Curse of the golden flower follows the disintegration of a chinese emperors family during the 10th century. Jan 17, 2007 the curse of the golden flower posted by jeff meyers on wed, jan 17, 2007 at 12. Curse of the golden flower continues the epic wuxia cycle upon which fifth generation leading light zhang yimou unexpectedly embarked with 2003s hero and its followup, house of. During chinas tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. That film was the highestgrossing in china of alltime. Apr 16, 2007 that film was the highestgrossing in china of alltime. Curse of the golden flower aka man cheng jim dai huang jin jia.
Hot on the heals of the wonderful crouching tiger, hidden dragon 2000, hero 2002, house of flying daggers 2004 and fearless 2006 comes curse of the golden flower from director yimou zhang, which by the looks of things is another sumptuous period epic providing a glimpse into semifaux chinese history currently in post production. Sep 14, 20 this feature is not available right now. Director yimou transposed the setting to premodern china. Why did the emperor poison the empress in curse of the golden. Set in the lavish and breathtakingly colorful world hidden from the eyes of mere mortals behind the walls of the forbidden city, a tale of a royal family divided against itself builds to a mythic. Why did the emperor poison the empress in curse of the. Despite its flaws, curse of the golden flower is a diverting enough film, just somewhat flat compared to zhangs previous epicsa little too willing, perhaps, to let story and action cede the. Era cathar rhythm i dont own the right to the film or the music. Curse of the golden flower official trailer 2006 youtube. Set in chinas tenth century tang dynasty, the story sees chow yun fats emperor. Curse of the golden flower dvd, 2007 for sale online ebay. The hardest scene in curse of the golden flower for chow yunfat duration. Curse of the golden flower on dvd march 27, 2007 starring chow yunfat, gong li, liu ye, chen jin.