Curse of the Golden Flower Page #4

Synopsis: China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai (Jay Chou). His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Gong Li), this seems disingenuous. For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan (Liu Ye), her stepson, have had an illicit liaison. Feeling trapped, Prince Wan dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan (Li Man), the Imperial Doctor's daughter. Meanwhile, Prince Jai, the faithful son, grows worried over the Empress's health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. Could she be headed down an ominous path? The Emperor harbors equally clandestine plans; the Imperial Doctor (Ni Dahong) is the only one privy to his machinations. When the Emperor senses a looming threat, he relocates the doctor's family from the Palace to a remot
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Yimou Zhang
Production: Sony Classic Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 33 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
66%
R
Year:
2006
114 min
$6,466,942
Website
557 Views


And you ran off with Imperial Doctor!

At the time

you were only a lowly captain. . .

. . . plotting day and night

to become Emperor.

You flattered the King of Liang

into letting you marry his daughter.

You planned meticulously to have

my entire family put in prison. Later. . .

. . . I alone managed to get out.

You know Far from home, I almost died.

the Imperial doctor who saved me.

Who should I marry then ?

-Why did you come here ?

-I just came to see my son.

You should not have ....me .

I am looking for justice

How do you ..much needed ?

. . . I shall see and paid in full.

The Imperial Doctor. . .

. . . has served us for many years. . .

. . .with impeccable conduct,

loyalty and honesty.

He is promoted

to Governor of Suzhou. . .

. . .also Commander of Chariots.

He will depart immediately. . .

. . .with his daughter, Chan.

This is the order of His Majesty.

We thank His Majesty.

Your humble servant kneels

before you.

Before I leave. . .

. . . may I have your Highness once more.

you served for me how long now?

Fifteen years , your Majesty.

If I should have wronged you ever. . .

. . . I am deeply sorry.

Your Highness

must not say that !

I would give my life

for .......

Your wife is well !

I hope ..

She is.

She shall go with you

when you leave here.

Your Highness is too generous.

My gratitude is without bounds.

As for the Empress's medicine. . .

. . . I have prepared

two months' supply.

Your Majesty need only command

the pharmacist. . .

. . .to heat up each dosage.

I kneel before the Emperor.

Leave us.

I am here to honour

the Crown Prince's birth mother.

She died on this day.

For over 20 years this image

has been hung here.

... in your heart. . .

you want to say something ?

So, I hear that you got

an assassin ....

. . .and you handled

the interrogation

You wouldn't request me ...

I will never ..

Is anything wrong with that?

Of course not.

I shall go then.

His Highness Prince Jai arrives.

Leave us, now.

Mother.

For ten years that

I have taken these herbs...

Ten days ago,

. .. the taste is different.

. . .and this new ingredient

was added.

Mother was taken ill yesterday.

Was it because of this?

Father is killing you?

Jai. . .listen

. . .after the Chrysanthemum Festival,

you will know the truth.

Each day, in front of your father. . .

. . . I sustain .. ignorance.

Every two hours. . .

. . . I swallow this poison

without protest.

Nobody knows what is happening.

I shall die exactly

as your father intends. A cretin.

But I refuse to submit without a fight.

On the night of the Festival. . .

. . . we will see the true end.

Do my brothers know

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