Curse of the Golden Flower (Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia)

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Directed by

Yimou Zhang

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Yun-Fat Chow
Emperor Ping

Li Gong
Empress Phoenix

Jay Chou
Prince Jai

Ye Liu
Crown Prince Wan

Dahong Ni
Jiang / Imperial Physician

Junjie Qin
Yu / Prince

Man Li
Jiang Chan

Jin Chen
Mrs. Jiang

Written by

Yimou Zhang

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Masterpiece

17 years, 10 months ago at Jan 21 22:37

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I am surprised to see suck a low average rating on this movie here. Being a huge wuxia/period fan I am naturally a little biased, but it totally blew my mind. The first half was an interesting build-up of character and plot, the second exploded into a climax I haven't seen the likes of for quite some time.

I am usually not a huge Gong Li fan but she was FANTASTIC in her role as the... read more

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16 years, 3 months ago at Aug 24 5:17

Abhi

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I'm always entertained by quasi-historical dramas that have an interesting plot coupled with good acting and direction. This fits the bill very nicely. I was very impressed by Chow Yun Fat's performance. His cold cruelty and brutality were a change from his other roles that I've seen over the years. Gong Li was brilliant too as the suffering queen. The acting was good to exceptional throughout.read more

Beautiful.

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Some of the most breathtaking & gorgeously intricate background set designs ever in a film. So rich are the colors & exquisite details in this movie, that it requires multiple viewings just to be able to soak it all in. Once one can get passed that aspect of the film, it will become obvious that the sets are not a distraction, but an enhancement to the story. An enrichment that adds to the dialogu... read more

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During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

Release date: 12 January 2007

Tags: China (18), Chinese (14), Action (13), 2006 (11), Drama (11), Hong Kong (10), Martial Arts (10), Epic (6), Romance (6), 2000s (6), Royalty (5), Historical (5), Poison (4), Father Son Relationship (4), Empress (4), Emperor (4), Fantasy (4), Kung Fu (3), Foreign (2), Asian (2)

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