Curse of the Golden Flower
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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, Prince Jai, the faithful son, grows worried over the Empress's health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. Could she be headed down an ominous path? The Emperor harbors equally clandestine plans; 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. While they are en route, mysterious assassins attack them. Chan and her mother, Jiang Shi 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. Who is behind this brutal rebellion? Where do Prince Jai's loyalties lie? Between love and desire, is there a final winner? Against a moonlit night, thousands of chrysanthemum blossoms are trampled as blood spills across the Imperial Palace.
Director
Zhang Yimou
Crew
Angela Barson
Wang Bin
Zhao Bin
Li Cai
Dong Chengguang
Tony Ching
Frankie Chung
Liu Guonan
Sun Hongwu
Liu Jianping
Wang Juhong
William Kong
Tam Ying Kwan
Emily Lin
Cheng Long
Zong Minxuan
Wu Nan
Chau Siu-mui
Huo Tingxiao
Shigeru Umebayashi
Zhang Weiping
Zhao Xiaoding
Wei Xinhua
Zhang Yimou
Cao Yu
Zhang Zhenyan
Bian Zhihong
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Winner of the 2006 award for Excellence in Period Film by the Costume Designers Guild (CDG).
Winner of the 2006 award for Excellence In Production Design For A Period Feature Film by the Art Directors Guild (ADG).
Limited Release in United States December 22, 2006
Released in United States January 2007
Released in United States November 2006
Released in United States on Video March 27, 2007
Released in United States Winter December 21, 2006
Wide Release in United States January 12, 2007
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Foreign Language Film, Ciroc Modern Masters Showcase) January 4-15, 2007.
Based on the play "Thunderstorm" written by Cao Yu.
Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Foreign Language Film, Ciroc Modern Masters Showcase) January 4-15, 2007.)
Wide Release in United States January 12, 2007
Released in United States on Video March 27, 2007
Released in United States November 2006 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival (Closing Night Gala) November 1-12, 2006.)
Released in United States Winter December 21, 2006 (NY)
Limited Release in United States December 22, 2006
