Curse of the Golden Flower

Curse of the Golden Flower

  • Director: Yimou Zhang
  • Writer: Zhihong Bian,Yu Cao,Nan Wu
  • Countries of origin: Hong Kong, China
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Release date: January 12, 2007
  • Sound mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: City of Golden Flower
  • "Curse of the Golden Flower" is a movie directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Chow Yun Fat , Gong Li , Jay Chou , Liu Ye, etc. The story is adapted from Tim Jia 's drama " Thunderstorm ". The movie was released in mainland China on December 14, 2006,   breaking the domestic box office record for domestic films with a box office of nearly 300 million. The global box office was US$78.57 million. It was the 2006 Chinese-language movie box office champion.
    The movie tells the story of the king's victory back to the dynasty after his battle, and he secretly discovers that subtle changes have taken place within the palace. It turns out that the queen and the prince have an unfaithful love, and the love triangle between the queen, the prince, and the palace maid is even more complicated. All parties fought openly and secretly for power and lust. In the end, conflicts inevitably broke out. All those who fought paid a painful price.
    In 2007, the film was nominated for the Oscars Best Costume Design Award, and won the American The Saturn Award for Best Costume Design   , the American Film Costume Design Association's History Category Best Costume Design Award   , and the American Film Art Directors Guild's Costume Category Award   . The protagonist Gong Li has won three queens in the Hong Kong Film Awards , Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards and Golden Bauhina Awards . Was rated as the top ten best movies of the year by " Time " in the United States   .

    Details

    • Release date January 12, 2007
    • Filming locations Three Natural Bridges, Wulong, Chongqing, China
    • Production companies Film Partner International, Edko Films, Beijing New Picture Film

    Box office

    Budget

    $45,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $6,566,773

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $184,000

    Gross worldwide

    $78,568,977

    Movie reviews

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    • By Justyn 2022-04-23 07:03:23

      "Replace Zhang Yimou" incomplete guidebook

      Zhang Yimou can, of course, be replaced.

      It doesn't take great imagination.

      Guessing that if Zhang Yimou himself encountered such a general question, he would calmly say that people who make movies should not be divided into generations, and everyone will grow old. Everyone has their own piece of land (that is, every filmmaker has their own piece of sky). The question of whether to replace or not to replace is itself superficial.

      He was in the clouds, naturally...

    • By Dannie 2022-04-23 07:03:23

      Talk about the premiere of the film

      A few days ago, the TV was turned on by chance, and CCTV6 was broadcasting the premiere of the Golden Armor: more than a dozen hosts from both sides of the strait and three places took turns to appear, and the actors in the play sat in the middle and were questioned and didn’t know what to say. It was like a combination of Chinese and Western The soundtrack of the stage play, Jet Li rushing to the stage at the end of the premiere to talk about his charitable project without mentioning the...

    • By Uriah 2022-04-23 07:03:23

      Also see that the city is full of golden armor

      I had nothing to do after lunch today, so I went to Huanyi alone to watch the "Golden Armor", which was advertised overwhelmingly. The opening scene is of the maid getting up and grooming, and the white breasts make me suspect that I have entered the dairy farm by mistake. It really has the feeling of "the face of a Chinese woman, the chest of a foreign woman" as someone said. If the breast enhancement products are advertised in the patch, maybe they will be more brilliant: Gong Li and Li Man...

    • By Johan 2022-04-23 07:03:23

      It's been ten years, it's time to get your name right

      I see all the lords looking at my breasts, and I expect them to see me like this. There is a saying that since the opening of this film, you can't deny that director Zhang Yimou's love for the big bear is so sincere. The heart of a child that fills the screen brings tears to my eyes. But as time went on, I gradually realized that the plot was not right. Why come out incest ah. This is not right, this is not right. But gradually watching, gradually watching, you will find...

    • By Lorenz 2022-04-23 07:03:23

      golden shackles

      I thought I had seen it, but I didn't. After many years, I accidentally swiped on Douyin, and I suddenly decided to watch this film.

      He Caitou once mentioned in the past of the slot, analyzing a work of art and trying to answer three questions, we will have a deep understanding of the core soul of the character, how the character sees himself, and how the character sees the surrounding environment of? How do people view the relationship between themselves and their environment? In this...

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    • By Oliver 2023-09-03 08:35:59

      Chrysanthemum,...

    • By Winnifred 2023-08-12 22:06:10

      Unexpectedly, women in ancient China still had such a time when they "exposed their big breasts...

    • By Mozelle 2023-06-02 19:33:44

      Two stars for the story, one star for the...

    • By Therese 2023-05-01 06:49:12

      The reason why I give 5 stars is that I recommend everyone to watch it in theaters, and at most 3 stars after watching the...

    • By Julian 2023-03-30 17:09:49

      Full of tragedy....

    Movie plot

    During the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the world was in chaos. A certain country ( insinused Later Tang Dynasty ) had a peaceful border and a strong and prosperous people, but a storm was brewing in the palace. King ( Chow Yun Fat ornaments ) was originally a small Commandery officer, tried to run after finally become monarch. He then married to a more prominent position of his wife, in order to own a higher level,...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    99% of the play in the movie is done by Jay Chou himself. There was a mutiny scene. He wanted to fight in the chaos. Jay Chou stood on a large shield that was 3 meters high, and his feet were less than 2 meters wide. He insisted on completing it by himself without wearing a safety belt. After shooting several shots where he was surrounded by men in black, the action of a slash was taken for 4 or 5 days, and Jay Chou chopped off more...
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    Box office information

    The film "Curse of the Golden Flower" achieved a huge box office success in mainland China. On the night of its premiere on December 14, 2006, it achieved a box office of 15 million yuan. Its first weekend box office reached 96 million yuan and the mainland box office was 2.91 100 million yuan, setting a record for the box office of Chinese-language movies   .
    Compared with Zhang Yimou's previous two period commercial blockbusters "...
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    Evaluation action

    "Curse of the Golden Flower" is the first film in the history of Chinese film that has truly achieved "global synchronization". Since its release in the United States on December 21, 2006, it has aroused widespread coverage by mainstream American media. The four core print media in the United States , including " Time ", " The New York Times ", " Washington Post " and " Los Angeles Times ", have consistently shown rare enthusiasm for...
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    Movie quotes

    • Emperor Ping: [while placing ingredients on a scale] This will cure your anemia.

      Empress Phoenix: I thank His Majesty for his concern.

      Emperor Ping: All good medicine tastes bitter.

      Emperor Ping: You have excess bile, poor digestion, Yin and Yang are out of balance. That is why you are so infractious, listless and lethargic, and capable of nothing but cutting remarks. These are all sympptoms of anemia.

      Empress Phoenix: It has been more than ten years. My so-called sickness is clearly not improving with Your Majesty's treatment.

      Emperor Ping: [angrily throws scale to the ground] If your father were not the King of Liang, I would scarely be speaking to you with such restraint.

    • Empress Phoenix: So you are leaving. Are you afraid?

      Crown Prince Wan: You are my mother, Your Majesty.

      Empress Phoenix: We have been intimate for three years. You, of all people should know who I am.

      Crown Prince Wan: I am first and foremost my father's son.

      Empress Phoenix: [grabs Wan, attempting to seduce him]

      Crown Prince Wan: [recoils from the Empress] Mother!

      Empress Phoenix: I am not your mother!

    • Prince Jai: [upon discovering the Black Fungus] Mother was taken ill yesterday. Was it because of this?

      Empress Phoenix: [nods head]

      Prince Jai: Why is Father doing this to you?

      Empress Phoenix: Jai, after the Chrysanthemum Festival, I shall tell you the whole truth.

      [turns away]

      Empress Phoenix: Each day, in front of your father, I have to feign ignorance. Every two hours, I swallow this poison without protest. Nobody knows what is happening. I shall die exactly as your father intends. A half-wit. But I refuse to submit without a fight. On the night of the Festival, I shall put an end to all this.

      Prince Jai: Do my brothers know?

      Empress Phoenix: No.

      Prince Jai: If I had not returned, would Mother have gone ahead?

      Empress Phoenix: Yes.

      Prince Jai: Then why did you tell me?

      Empress Phoenix: Because I want you to be Emperor.

      Prince Jai: Are you going to kill Father?

      Empress Phoenix: I shall force him to abdicate, but it is not my intention to kill him.

      Prince Jai: Mother, a son cannot stand in rebellion against his father! Whatever the circumstances, he is still my father and my Emperor.