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soldiers, the reserve army of the Emperor, appear and slaughter the golden soldiers; only Prince Jai survives, and he is taken captive. Behind him, the courtyard is cleaned with mechanical efficiency by a legion of servants, with bodies being removed, floors being scrubbed and laid with carpets, and pots of yellow flowers being replaced, making it seem as if the entire rebellion never even happened. At midnight, the Double Ninth Festival begins as scheduled. At the table, the Emperor expresses disappointment with Prince Jai, saying that he was already planning to give him the throne. Prince Jai says that he did not rebel to obtain the throne, but for his mother's sake. The Emperor responds by offering to pardon Prince Jai if he cooperates in the Empress's poisoning. Prince Jai refuses and kills himself, and as he does so, his blood spills into another cup of poisoned tea that has been brought to the Empress, turning the tea red. Horrified, the Empress slaps the tea away, and the liquid is shown to corrode the table's wood, along with the golden flower image engraved into the wood.
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Emperor's first wife and Crown Prince Wan's mother, meaning that Jiang Chan and Crown Prince Wan are half-brother and sister. Jiang Chan is horrified by this news and runs from the palace. Jiang Shi chases after her, whereupon both are murdered by more assassins. At this point, the third son, Prince Yu, suddenly murders Crown Prince Wan and reveals he has been aware of the corruption of both the Emperor and the Empress. Summoning a group of his own soldiers, Prince Yu demands the Emperor
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styles that were similar to, but slightly lower status to, the Later Liang emperor, including referring to his residence as a palace, referring to his place of administration as a court, and referring to his orders as edicts. Furthermore, Suzhou was one of the 13 provinces of his kingdom. However, the story in the show is far different from the account of Qian Liu.
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is evidently under the jurisdiction of the state featured in the film, as the King is able to appoint Dr. Jiang its governor. All this point to the story being based in Wuyue, whose ruler Qian Liu was addressed as a "king" by the Later Liang dynasty from 923 C.E, Qian Liu thereafter began to take on
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The two protagonists are known in the Chinese version as "King" and "Queen", which in the English version has been upgraded to "Emperor" and "Empress". The distinction is not trivial, as the lower title "king" only lays claim to a defined region whereas the supreme "emperor" claims overlordship over
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so they can celebrate the holiday with their family. However, the Empress has been in an affair with the first son, Crown Prince Wan, who was born of the Emperor's previous wife. At the same time, Crown Prince Wan has been in an affair with Jiang Chan, daughter of the Imperial Doctor, and is keen on
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described the film as: "A period spectacle, steeped in awesome splendor and lethal palace intrigue, it climaxes in a stupendous battle scene and epic tragedy" and "director Zhang Yimou's lavish epic celebrates the gifts of actress Gong Li while weaving a timeless tale of intrigue, corruption and
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Meanwhile, the outer square of the palace is assaulted by 10,000 soldiers wearing gold flower sigils, with Prince Jai in the lead. They overpower the assassins and proceed to the inner square of the palace, trampling upon the bed of golden flowers arranged for the ceremony. However, thousands of
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On the way to Suzhou, the Imperial Doctor's household is betrayed and attacked by the Emperor's assassins, resulting in his death. Jiang Shi and Jiang Chan run back to Nanjing and confront the Emperor, who refuses to answer, whereupon the Empress explains to Jiang Chan that Jiang Shi was the
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is to the Western. Both bend their genres to the extremes of operatic grandeur with such force as to pull up just below the level of High Camp." However, Seymour wrote that the film was overly melodramatic and ludicrous to absorb.
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praised the film's lurid operatic aspect: "this is high, and high-wire, melodrama...where matters of love and death are played at a perfect fever pitch. And grand this Golden Flower is." Jeannette Catsoulis of
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The English language version states that this movie is set in the "Tang dynasty" in the year 928. The Chinese version doesn't specify a time period. The film's published screenplay indicates it is set during
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Due to the film's high-profile while it was still in production, its title, which can be literally translated as "The Whole City is Clothed in Golden Armor", became a colorful metaphor for spring 2006
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and offer him the throne. However, more of the Emperor's assassins descend from the ceiling and easily defeat Prince Yu's soldiers. The Emperor proceeds to whip Prince Yu to death using his belt.
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is a kind of feast, an over-the-top, all-stops-pulled-out lollapalooza that means to play kitschy and grand at once" and Hunter further states: "It's just a great old wild ride at the movies."
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the entire (Chinese-speaking) world. The choice of title therefore implies that despite the splendour of its court the polity depicted in the film does not actually rule all of China.
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Mr. Zhang achieves a kind of operatic delirium, opening the floodgates of image and melodrama until the line between tragedy and black comedy is all but erased." Kevin Thomas of the
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The US release garnered a generally positive reception. The film grossed over $ 78 million worldwide. It was also the third highest grossing non-English language film in 2006 after
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though praising the film's spectacular visuals, stated "Visuals alone can't make a story soar, and too often this one becomes bogged down by spectacle..." Kirk Honeycutt of
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is its own distinctive accomplishment, another remarkable chapter in the career of Asia's most important living filmmaker."
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and the term "golden armor" (黄金甲, huángjīnjiǎ) has since become a metaphor for sandstorms among the locals.
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The film received a score of 70 out of 100 from 32 film critics according to the review aggregator
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The Chinese title of the movie is taken from the last line of a poem written by the rebel leader
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Prince Jai notices the declining health of his mother, and is confused by her sudden interest in
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in the 1930s. According to James Berardinelli, the plot could also be possibly based on
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has also recorded two songs to accompany the film, one titled "Chrysanthemum Terrace" (
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had composed the poem "On the Chrysanthemum, after failing the Imperial Examination" (
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With a budget of US$ 45 million, it was at the time of its release the most expensive
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wrote the film is "A disappointing misfire from a great director." Gene Seymour of
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for the year 2006, but did not receive the nomination. The film was nominated for
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a budget of 360 million yuan, or around 45 million US dollars
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of the self-proclaimed Qi dynasty that was at war with the
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Films set in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
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rejecting the throne so that he may run away with her.
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Index

Curse of the Golden Flower (EP)

Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou
Thunderstorm
Cao Yu
Hamlet
William Kong
Chow Yun-fat
Gong Li
Jay Chou
Zhao Xiaoding
Shigeru Umebayashi
Chinese
epic
wuxia
drama film
Zhang Yimou
Mandarin Chinese
Qi dynasty
Huang Chao
Tang dynasty
Chinese film
Chen Kaige
The Promise
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Costume Design

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