R | 1 h 55 min | Action | Drama | Fantasy

IMDB 7 / 10 (44827 votes)

Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006)

Curse Of The Golden Flower | United States of America| China| Hong Kong

In 2004, director 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. Cast: Yun-Fat Chow , Li Gong, Jay Chou, Ye Liu, Dahong Ni, Junjie Qin, Man Li, Jin Chen Directed by Yimou Zhang

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Description

Director

Zhang Yimou

Writers

Zhang Yimou
Bian Zhihong
Wang Bin
Chow Yun-Fat

Stars

Chow Yun-Fat
Emperor Ping

Gong Li
Empress Phoenix

Jay Chou
Prince Zhai

Liu Ye
Crown Prince Wan

Qin Junjie
Prince Yu

Li Man
Jiang Chan

Ni Dahong
Imperial Physician Jiang

Chen Jin
Physician's Wife

Siran Ge
Maid

Jiulong Guo
Host of The Festival

Others...

Budget

45,000,000.00

Revenue

78,568,977.00

Links

Keywords

china, fight, sword fight, betrayal, plan, period drama, forbidden love, martial arts, secret love, based on play or musical, poison, swordplay, toxication, secret society, passion, planned murder, power, palace, battle for power, tang dynasty, pomp, conspiracy of murder, heir to the throne, marriage crisis, royal family, historical, wuxia, empire, poisoning, power struggle, 7th century

Production

Focus Features, Sony Pictures Classics, Edko Films Ltd., Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd., Edko Films, Film Partner International, Elite Group Enterprises

Actor

Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Liu Ye, Qin Junjie, Li Man, Ni Dahong, Chen Jin, Siran Ge, Jiulong Guo, Li Ming, Ma Tianyu, Feng Bai

Creators

Zhang Yimou (Screenplay), Bian Zhihong (Screenplay), Wang Bin (Screenplay), Zhang Weiping (Producer), Tingxiao Huo (Production Design), Frankie Chung Chi Hang (Visual Effects), Umebayashi Shigeru (Original Music Composer), Yee Chung Man (Costume Design), Cheng Long (Editor), Yu Cao (Author), William Kong (Producer), Zhang Yimou (Director), Jing Tao (Sound Designer), Chow Yun-Fat (Screenplay), Zhao Xiaoding (Director of Photography), Nan Wu (Writer)

Alternative titles

Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (US)
Curse of the Golden Flower (US)
La città proibita (IT)
La Cité interdite (FR)
Cesarzowa (PL)
황후화 (KR)
Den gyllene blommans förbannelse (SE)
황후花 (KR)
Curse of the Golden Flower (NL)
Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (CN)

Release dates

19.10.2007 (SE)
05.03.2008 (SE)
17.08.2007 (LT)
23.07.2007 (GB)
15.02.2007 (GR)
26.04.2007 (DE)
01.02.2007 (AU)
16.03.2007 (PL)
25.05.2007 (IT)
14.03.2007 (FR)
21.12.2006 (US)
21.12.2006 (HK)
30.03.2007 (CO)
27.04.2007 (ES)
28.06.2007 (IL)
07.09.2007 (UY)
21.09.2007 (BR)
05.10.2007 (BR)
12.10.2007 (BR)
13.04.2007 (IE)
11.05.2007 (BG)
25.02.2007 (GB)
21.12.2006 (MY)
01.02.2007 (TH)
27.04.2007 (PA)
21.06.2007 (AR)
11.04.2007 (BE)
07.02.2007 (PH)
12.10.2007 (NO)
16.08.2007 (IS)
06.07.2007 (LV)
07.09.2007 (FI)
08.03.2007 (PT)
16.03.2007 (VN)
14.03.2007 (FR)
23.03.2007 (TR)
23.03.2007 (MX)
12.04.2008 (JP)
12.01.2007 (US)
21.12.2006 (SG)
29.03.2007 (NL)
31.08.2007 (DK)
25.01.2007 (KR)
21.12.2006 (ID)
14.12.2006 (CN)
26.04.2007 (RU)

Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006)

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