Curse of the Golden Flower Page #7

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
562 Views


Your Majesties,

the Imperial Doctor's family is outside.

Let them inside.

So ,you did this.

Get out.

I have made it here

I am still alive.

It was beneath contempt. . .

. . .to attack us

under the cloak of darkness.

Once again you have deceived me.

You are the

coward and hypocrite.

My daughter and I stand before you.

kill us!

Come on !

You spied

for the Empress.

This is all ..doing

My husband and daughter

knew nothing about me!

But they knew

far too much of me.

Father. . .

-. . .Who is this lady..?

-silence !

Listen.. . .

-. . . I know who she is.

-Your Highness!

-She is the woman in the portrait.

-Highness!

Your father's first wife. . .

. . .your mother.

Father. . .

. . . you need to tell me.

She is.

She is .

Is...... what did happen?

Yes.

I wanted it to know the children. . .

. . . how father betrayed us.

You told me she died

when I was a child

Chan !

Mother. . .

. . .why did you have to tell us?

Chan !

Hiding anything more ?

Wait and see.

-Yu ! What you have done ?

-Mother, this is all your fault !

I am not a young child ..

you are !

Ashameful to me

I know about your affair

I know you and Jai have plans..

What for you are acting now !

No !

I am acting first!

-You are foolish !

-I am not a fool !

Give the throne to me now !

I wanted to know

I know you have never cared ...

..you have never liked me .

No one wanted me !

... insane.

you are ...

He is your older brother!

I don't care !

Let him die !

It doesn't matter !

I am sorry.

Attack!

Halt!

Attack!

Throw!

Shields up!

Forward !

Attack!

Do not harm Prince Jai !

Throw!

Catch !

Ready!

Ready! Ready!

Shoot!

Hold the gates!

Take him alive!

Kneel !

Rise!

I lost my dearest son.

He told me everything. . .

-. . .about your plan.

-I thought he would.

You are really lost your mind.

Execute!

I had a plans as well.

Once the Festival ended . .

. . . I want to remove Wan

as Crown Prince. . .

. . .and appoint you as my heir.

I told you before. . .

. . you shoudn't take

what I do not give you

. . .I have beeen watching ...

The Imperial Flag. . .

. . .was the final warning .

I was aware. . .

. . .that I could have won

this batttle..

Kill me or dismember me. . .

. . .you will do as you wish. . .

. . . but I need you to know, Father. . .

. . .that I did not rebel. . .

. . .for the sake of the crown.

I did it for mother.

Heaven, earth, and man unite.

Fortune and prosperity to all.

Midnight, the Hour of the Rat.

The Chrysanthemum Festival begins.

Your servant kneels

before you.

Your Majesty's medicine

for the hour is ready.

What is the punishment. . .

. . .for acts of rebellion?

Your Highness,

to be torn apart by five horses.

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