Curse of the Golden Flower

About Curse of the Golden Flower

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest.

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) is a fantasy film directed by Zhang Yimou. Its themes are sword fight, forbidden love, china, and marriage crisis.

Chow Yun-Fat appears as Emperor Ping, Gong Li as Empress Phoenix, Jay Chou as Prince Zhai, and Liu Ye as Crown Prince Wan. Released in December 2006, it runs 114 minutes.

The screenplay is by Bian Zhihong and Wu Nan. The film began as a stage production. It streams on Howdy Amazon Channel in the United States.

Ondanondu Kaladalli, House of Flying Daggers, and The Man in the Iron Mask make useful companions to Curse of the Golden Flower, all filed under historical, martial arts, and period drama. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 852 votes and it carries a R rating.