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Curse of the golden flower = Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia
Title
Curse of the golden flower = [videorecording] Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia / Beijing New Picture Film Co. ; EDKO Film Ltd. ; Elite Group Enterprises ; Film Partner International ; produced by William Kong, Weiping Zhang, Yimou Zhang ; written by Yimou Zhang ; directed by Yimou Zhang.
ISBN
9781424833887
1424833884
Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Based on the play by Yu Cao.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Director of photography, Xiaoding Zhao ; music, Shigeru Umebayashi ; costume designer, Chung Man Yee ; production designer, Tingxiao Huo.
Closed-captioned; dialogue in Chinese (5.1 Dolby Digital) or English (5.1 Dolby Digital) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish..
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.
Variant and related titles
Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia
Curse of the golden flower
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Chinese; English
Added to Catalog
March 29, 2007
Credits
Director of photography, Xiaoding Zhao ; music, Shigeru Umebayashi ; costume designer, Chung Man Yee ; production designer, Tingxiao Huo.
Cast
Jin Chen, Jay Chou, Yun-Fat Chow, Li Gong, Qin Junjie, Man Li, Ye Liu, Dahong Ni.
System details note
DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; mastered in high definition.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for violence.
Videorecording number
16726 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Subjects
Genre/Form
Action and adventure films.
Also listed under
Beijing xin hua mian ying ye you xian gong si.
Edko Films.
Elite Group Enterprises.
Film Partner International.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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