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Name: Curse of the Golden Flower
Director: Zhang Yimou
Genre: action, drama, fantasy
Released: 2006
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 7

Curse of the Golden Flower has an iRankMovies score of 68.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

滿城盡帶黃金甲

Unspeakable secrets are hidden within the Forbidden City.

Release:2006

Runtime:1h 54m

Country:China

Director:Zhang Yimou

Language:Chinese

Genre

ActionDramaFantasy

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Keywords

EmpirePlanSecret LoveMartial ArtsChinaSwordplayFightToxication

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Curse of the Golden Flower rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 47K votes

Rotten Tomatoes65%

Metacritic70%

TMDb6.867/10· 818 votes

With 65% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 70/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

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. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

Cast of Curse of the Golden Flower

Chow Yun-Fat
as Emperor Ping
Gong Li
as Empress Phoenix
Jay Chou
as Prince Zhai
Liu Ye
as Crown Prince Wan
Qin Junjie
as Prince Yu
L
Li Man
as Jiang Chan
Ni Dahong
as Imperial Physician Jiang
Chen Jin
as Imperial Physician's Wife
Siran Ge
as Maid
Guo Jiulong
as Host of the Festival
Ma Tianyu
as Medicine Boy
Feng Bai
as Soldier

Curse of the Golden Flower facts

Original title: 滿城盡帶黃金甲
Budget: $45M
Box office: $78.6M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Stunning visual spectacle showcases lavish Chinese imperial cinematography and production design
•Complex power dynamics and betrayal create intricate political intrigue throughout narrative
•Epic battle sequences deliver visceral action with grand historical cinematic scope

What the audience disliked

•Melodramatic tone occasionally undermines dramatic weight of empire collapse story
•Character motivations feel obscured by opulent visual presentation and style dominance