황후花 Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curse of the Golden Flower (simplified Chinese: 满城尽带黄金甲; traditional Chinese: 滿城盡帶黃金甲; pinyin: Mǎnchéng Jìndài Huángjīnjiǎ), also known literally as When Golden Armor Covers the Entire City, is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 Chinese historical epic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou.

With a budget of $45 million, it is the most expensive Chinese film to date, surpassing Chen Kaige's The Promise.^[1] It was chosen as China's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2006;^[2] it was not nominated in that category though it did receive a Costume Design nomination.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chow Yun-Fat - Emperor Ping

Gong Li - Empress Liang

Liu Ye - Crown Prince Wan

Jay Chou - Prince Jai

Qin Junjie - Prince Yu

Ni Dahong - The Imperial Doctor

Chen Jin - Wife of the doctor

Li Man - Jiang Chan (daughter of the doctor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The title of the movie is taken from the last line of a Tang dynasty poem attributed to the rebel leader Huang Chao, on the Chrysanthemum, after failing the Imperial Examination" (不第後賦菊/不第后赋菊) or simply "Chrysanthemum":

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When autumn comes on Double Ninth Festival, / my flower [the chrysanthemum] will bloom and all others perish. / When the sky-reaching fragrance [of the chrysanthemum] permeates Chang'an, / the whole city will be clothed in golden armour.

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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 the spring 2006 sandstorms in Beijing and the term "golden armor" (黄金甲, huángjīnjiǎ) has since become a metaphor for sandstorms among the locals.^[3]

 

 

 

 

 

 

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