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Trailer & Poster for Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower"
by Scott Weinberg | November 23, 2006
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The latest from from the director of "House of Flying Daggers" and "Hero" is on its way, which means we're due for a few new posters and maybe even a trailer. So click on in if you have more than a passing interest in Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower."

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Here's how Sony describes their movie: "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."

Wow, sounds like a soap opera. "Curse of the Golden Flower" opens on December 22nd.

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Comments (1-5 of 5 posts) | Reply
privatepilesleftnipple
privatepilesleftnipple writes:
on Nov 23 2006 08:17 AM

I read this article, now im on the verge of tears.

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GreenBastard
GreenBastard writes:
on Nov 23 2006 06:56 PM

Tears in a good way or a bad way?

Man, the last two were SOOOOOOOOOOO boring!


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PatrickBateman
PatrickBateman writes:
on Nov 23 2006 07:39 PM

In reply to this comment (#849556)
and why's that? seriously.

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RuffReader
RuffReader writes:
on Nov 23 2006 07:53 PM

Yimou has been back on track in recent years, especially with the strong effort of Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles earlier this year. I'm looking forward to this one.

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Bob*
Bob* writes:
on Nov 24 2006 08:32 AM

ooh goodie! Can't wait to see it! I loved Hero and Flying Daggers so I bet this one will succeed too =D

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