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Regie:
Yimou ZhangScenario:
Yimou ZhangCamera:
Xiaoding ZhaoMuziek:
Shigeru UmebayashiActeurs:
Yun-fat Chow, Li Gong, Jay Chou, Ye Liu, Dahong Ni, Jin Chen, Changhui Guo, Man Li, Junjie QinSamenvattingen(1)
Tijdens China's Tang dynasty heeft de keizer een prinses uit een buurprovincie als vrouw genomen. De keizer keert terug naar zijn paleis met zijn tweede zoon. Alles met goede bedoelingen, maar zijn bekoelde relatie met de keizerin zorgt voor problemen. (RCV Film Distribution)
Recensie (3)
An intimate theater play in a colorful setting, interspersed with mass combat scenes. The theater part doesn’t work because of the excessive distance from the characters and emotional emptiness, while the combat scenes too obviously look like they were shot in a studio. Despite the obvious ambition to be a grand dramatic epic in Kurosawa’s style, Curse of the Golden Flower is simply formulaic and dysfunctional.
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Yun-Fat Chow and Li Gong as iconic rulers of the Tang Dynasty. Yimou Zhang directs this monstrous film as a demonstration of the best of what is possible in Chinese film studios. Maximum sets, maximum interiors, maximum costumes, maximum extras, and maximum details as far as the eye can see. And yet the story simply demonstrates a classic deadly family drama where everyone is both guilty and victimized. Curse of the Golden Flower is one of the few fashionable Eastern imports I'm willing to turn a blind eye to and blend in with every piece of gold embroidery.
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This is a picture that is simply beautiful to look at. It's so nice to watch, and I do it all the time. The composition and attention to detail are sometimes absolutely incredible. And the use of yellow is unbelievable. And it even has a story! It lacks something, it's probably too aesthetic, without emotions, but it's still a beautiful sight.
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