ROTTEN TOMATOES: Trailer Bulletin: Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower"

Trailer Bulletin: Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower"

by Scott Weinberg | September 05, 2006

Yimou Zhang, the man who brought you "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers," has another epic adventure in the works. The new one is called "Curse of the Golden Flower," and Sony's planning to release it on December 22nd. Check out the all-new trailer.

The trailer's up at IGN FilmForce.

The synopsis (courtesy of Coming Soon.net) goes like this: "In the spirit of such landmark Asian films as Akira Kurosawa's "Ran" from Japan and Zhang Yimou's own "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers," "Curse of the Golden Flower" promises to be Zhang Yimou's most colorful and biggest production to date, fusing high drama and romantic intrigue with the best of contemporary martial arts.

The plot concerns the volatile balance of power between the King (Chow Yun-Fat) and the Queen (Gong Li) and his three sons, which entails betrayal, deceit and passion, pitting the King against Queen and father against sons. The glorious canvas includes many of the creative team behind "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers": cinematographer Zhao Xiading (Oscar nominated for "House of Flying Daggers"), production designer Huo Tingxiao, action director Tony Ching Siu-Tung, sound designer Tao Jing and producers Bill Kong and Zhang Wei Ping. The music is composed by Shigeru Umebayashi ("Hero," "2046," "In the Mood for Love") and the costume designer is Yee Chung Man ("So Close")."

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Mikeal420 writes:
on Sep 05 2006 08:36 AM

awsome, just wish Zhang Yimou would come out with some more dramas, those were his best film. and btw: Gong Li is one of the hottest women in the world!!!

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insanemansam5 writes:
on Sep 05 2006 08:47 AM

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he did just this year it was called Riding Alone for thousands of Miles

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peterlee199 writes:
on Sep 05 2006 01:24 PM

[b]Riding Alone was superb too[/b]
im dissapointed many critics thought it was too sentimental, it was sorta the point, and it was done well, not like that bullsh*t sentamintality in the spidey films...

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Senh Duong writes:
on Sep 05 2006 05:50 PM

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I thought "Riding Alone..." was one of his weaker efforts too.

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insanemansam5 writes:
on Sep 05 2006 08:17 PM

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I haven't seen it yet but plan to when it comes out on home video; it could have just been my preception but the film looked like a bit of an Ikiru rip off.

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nogard64 writes:
on Sep 05 2006 08:43 PM

[b]I dunno[/b]
arent all these Yimou films all seem the same? Bunch of lies and Deceit, lovers who arent meant to be lovers, a corrupt power hungry emperor, and a noble warrior who fights for righteousness to atone for pass mistakes, did I miss anything? They really seem like remakes now and if you seen one you seen all.

ps not saying all his movie are the same, talking about all his big epics.

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sammyL writes:
on Oct 02 2006 07:18 AM

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Gong li!! Most beautiful woman in the world.

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