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Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
Starring: Jay Chou, Yun-Fat Chow Director: Yimou Zhang Rating: R
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Unspeakable secrets are hidden within the Forbidden City.
A period high drama that concerns the volatile balance of power between the King and the Queen and his three sons, which entails betrayal, deceit and passion--pitting the King against Queen and father against sons.
China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai (Jay Chou). His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Gong Li), this seems disingenuous. For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan (Liu Ye), her stepson, have had an illicit liaison. Feeling trapped, Prince Wan dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan (Li Man), 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 (Ni Dahong) 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 (Chen Jin) 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. |
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Starring:
Jay Chou | Yun-Fat Chow | Li Gong | Qin Junjie | Man Li | Ye Liu | Dahong Ni | ...more
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Directed By:
Yimou Zhang
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Genre:
Action/Adventure, Drama, Foreign/Art House, Romantic
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DVD Release Date:
March 27, 2007
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
R
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Year:
2006
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Regional Coding:
R1: Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players. Please Note: Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE): has been added by Columbia TriStar to certain Region 1 DVD's. RCE will prevent the DVD from playing on some "Multi-Region" DVD players. If you are in any doubt that your player may not be able to play RCE DVD's, we recommend that you do not order this title, as we are unable to accept returned RCE DVD's.
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Number of Discs:
1
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Screen Ratio:
Anamorphic (16:9), Widescreen Edition - 2.35:1
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English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
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Running Time:
114 minutes
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Studio:
Sony Pictures
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UPC/Barcode Number:
043396167261
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Closed-Captioned: Yes
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Color: Yes
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- “Secrets Within”: Making of Featurette
- Los Angeles Premiere
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