Man Cheng Jin Dai Huang Jin Jia (Curse of the Golden Flower)
July 7, 2010Curse of the Golden Flower
Call Number: DVD00754
by Bill Kong; Weiping Zhang, producer.; Yimou Zhang; Yu Cao; Jin Chen, actress.; Jielun Zhou; Yun-fat Chow; Li Gong; Junjie Qin; Man Li; Ye Liu; Dahong Ni; Beijing xin hua mian ying ye you xian gong si.; Edko Films.; Elite Group Enterprises.; Film Partner International.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English, Chinese
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.
Notes: Originally released in 2006 (114 mins.); Based on the play by Yu Cao; nominated for one 2007 Academy Award;
Summary: 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, faithful son Prince Jai, grows worried over the Empress’s health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. The Emperor harbors equally clandestine plans and 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. They are attacked by mysterious assassins and Chan and her mother 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.
OCLC #: 77553847
Added: July 7, 2010
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
