Chinese and hollywood iconic actor "Chow yun Fat" has made a promising comeback in a more familiar role that what we love him for. Its been long time coming from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, that we've seen him in all his glory. "Curse of the Golden Flower portrays him as an Emperor.
"Curse of the Golden Flower was nominated for Best Foreign Film at this year’s Oscars, and it’s easy to see why: it overwhelms the senses. The first half builds up the family tensions superbly, as Phoenix, Wan and the servant sneak around the cavernous rooms of the palace attempting to avoid arousing the suspicions of others. Stuck in a life of enforced customs and rituals, every false move can deemed as heresy to the Emperor and elevates mere melodrama to high drama to draw us in. Visually the interiors of the Emperor's palace are so full of garish reds, greens and golds they almost veer on the vulgar rather than the wealthy, and the exteriors of the Forbidden City make for engulfing backdrops. When the action kicks in for the second half, Yimou only touches on the one-on-one fights of his previous films to turn towards ambushes from flying ninjas and a clash between two huge armies that rivals 300’s position as staging the year’s most impressive battle."
This Asian film among many others had defined the asian cinema, by the visual representation and authetic originality of thir culture. Therefore chosen as part of "World Cinema"
DVD Release Date:Monday, 3 September 2007
Classification: 15
Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Gong Li, Chou Jay, Liu Ye, Qin Junjie
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