Curse of the golden flower / directed by Zhang Yimou ; produced by Bill Kong, Zhang Weiping.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Zhang, Yimou, director.

Kong, Bill, producer.

Zhang, Weiping (Producer), producer.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

Chinese

Subjects (All):

Forbidden City (Beijing, China)--Drama.

Forbidden City (Beijing, China).

Man-woman relationships--China--Drama.

Man-woman relationships.

Fathers and sons--China--Drama.

Fathers and sons.

China--Court and courtiers--Drama.

China.

Genre:

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 minutes)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Sony Pictures Classics, 2006.

Language Note:

In Mandarin ; with English subtitles.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

From the director of Hero and House of Flying Daggers comes the martial arts epic masterpiece whose savage beauty and exquisite elegance has mesmerized and captivated audiences around the world. Set in the lavish and breathtakingly colorful world hidden from the eyes of mere mortals behind the walls of the Forbidden City, a tale of a royal family divided against itself builds to a mythic climax as lines are crossed, trust is betrayed, and family blood is spilled in the quest for redemption and revenge. Starring Chow Yun Fat of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as the embattled Emperor and Gong Li of Memoirs of a Geisha as his poisoned Empress, Curse of the Golden Flower grants you entry into a dazzling and spectacular world of betrayal, vengeance and passion that will change the way you think of martial arts forever.

Participant:

Chow Yun Fat, Gong Li, Zhou Jielun, Liu Ye, Chen Jin, Ni Dahong, Li Man, Qin Junjie.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 03, 2017).

Nominated 2007 Academy Awards, USA, Best Achievement in Costume Design

3rd Place 2007 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Best Cinematography

2nd Place 2006 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Best Cinematographer

OCLC:

971300582