Curse of the Golden Flower

Curse of the Golden Flower

2006

This lavish film from landmark director Yimou Zhang follows the romantic intrigue and political machinations in the house of the Emperor Ping (Chow Yun Fat) and his ailing wife (Li Gong). Even their children are swept into their secret passions and schemes to power, but will their reign end in a bloody coup? Sumptuous costumes and dazzling martial arts form the backdrop for this complex tale of loyalty and deception, love and betrayal.

Unspeakable secrets are hidden within the Forbidden City.

JBscale

67

Good

Film Detail

Genre

Action - Adventure

Length

1 hr. 54 mins.

US Theatrical Release

January 12, 2007

US Box Office

$6,565,495 (#4680 of 7074)

Global Office

$78,568,977 (#1928 of 3929)

Rating

R

Restricted

Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method

Digital Only

Aquired Format

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 2.35:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Sony Pictures

Released

May 29, 2007

Acquired Date

March 17, 2013

Times Seen

1 Time

Last Watched

June 2, 2007

Actors

Yun-Fat Chow

Yun-Fat Chow

Li Gong

Li Gong

Jay Chou

Jay Chou

Ye Liu

Ye Liu

Dahong Ni

Dahong Ni

Junjie Qin

Junjie Qin

Man Li

Man Li

Jin Chen

Jin Chen

Directors

Yimou Zhang

Yimou Zhang

Producers

William Kong

William Kong

Weiping Zhang

Weiping Zhang

Yimou Zhang

Yimou Zhang

Writers

Yimou Zhang

Yimou Zhang

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User Reviews

Ubber-tragedy... Not one of Yimou Zhang's best, but still good.
6.4.2007 by biglummox (6/10)

Ratings

JB Users

60

Good

RT Fresh

65%

Tomatometer

124 votes

RT Hot

65%

Popcornmeter

4,866 votes

METASCORE

70

32 votes

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

46,510 votes

Additional Info