Curse of the Golden Flower Page #5

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
560 Views


about it ?

Not yet.

would you have gone ahead ..

. . .If I was not here. . .

I would ...

Then why did you tell me?

Because I want you to be Emperor.

Father will be killed , then?

I shall force him to abdicate. . .

. . . no one will be killed.

Mother. . .

. . .a son cannot stand in rebellion

against his father!

Whatever the circumstances,

he is still my father and my Emperor.

Jai. . .my son ..

. . . I know that this would be hard ...

You can do what you do.

Prayers in the Spring. . .

. . .tranquility in the Fall. . .

. . .the earth yields.

It is the Hour of the Monkey.

Mother.

You will have my help, Mother.

You will not have to drink

medicine again.

His Highness,

the Crown Prince arrives!

Mother called me here .

What is it ?

You may leave me .

I have made a new robe for you,

different from the one last year.

What do you think this new addition ?

What does this mean?

-Its for protection.

-Protect me from what ?

What exactly are you plotting?

My son Wan. . .

. . .tomorrow night , I just

want you to wear this.

I will refuse .

I command You

to wear it .

I won't

you must .....atleast tell !

He is here .

I received the message. . .

. . .that Your Highness was coming

and have been waiting .

I came here to ask you something.

Why was your mother

at the Palace?

- to see me.

-Had she visited you before?

No. Why?

Something wrong !

-Are you lying to me , Chan ?

-Why would I ?

I have no reason to lie here.

you know my Motherkeeps

embroidering chrysanthemums?

I hear they are for the Festival.

She ordered 10,000 flowers

from eunuch for weaving

Ten thousand?

She had them all delivered

to General Wu Army.

-Are you sure about it ?

-Yes .

Who told you this ?

Father mentioned this.

-What else do you know?

-Thats all .

Are you there ? Chan !

Wait a minute

My mother is coming. Please hide!

I must to go to the palace

Something is going to happen ..

.. something horrible...

I must hurry !

Your servant kneels

before you.

Your Highness,

my wife...

Quickly

Kneel down,

welcome the Crown Prince!

What are you doing ?

Get out now !

I ask .. forgive my wife

Your Highness !

Mom,you can't talk like that .

Get out!

Out !

Please forgive her.

Forgive her !

Your Highness. . .

please forgive her

I should not have let you

in the Palace for such a long.

...why did you say that ?

The two of you

can never be together again.

-But Mother?

-Promise me....

You will no longer be together.

He has to be warned...

Tonight,Something terrible

is going to happen ..

You Can't..

-Mom, I have to go and find him.

-You dare!

What were you thinking?

Chan, go outside.

For more than ten years. . .

. . . I have never once

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