Realização:
Yimou ZhangArgumento:
Yimou ZhangCâmara:
Xiaoding ZhaoMúsica:
Shigeru UmebayashiElenco:
Yun-fat Chow, Li Gong, Jay Chou, Ye Liu, Dahong Ni, Jin Chen, Changhui Guo, Man Li, Junjie QinSinopses(1)
China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor returns with his second son, Prince Jie, to celebrate the holiday with his family despite the chilled relations between the Emperor and the Empress. For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Xiang, her stepson, have had an illicit affair. Feeling trapped, Prince Xiang dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan, the Imperial Doctors daughter. Price Jie, the faithful son, worries over the Empresss health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. Could she be headed down an ominous path? Meanwhile, The Emperor harbors clandestine plans that only the Imperial Doctor is privy to. When the Emperor senses a looming threat, he relocates the doctors family from the Palace. While they are en route, assassins attack them. Chan and her mother are forced back to the palace. Their return sets off a tumultuous sequence of dar surprises. (Sony Pictures Classics)
(mais)Críticas (4)
Yun-Fat Chow and Li Gong as iconic rulers of the Tang Dynasty. Yimou Zhang directs this monstrous film as a demonstration of the best of what is possible in Chinese film studios. Maximum sets, maximum interiors, maximum costumes, maximum extras, and maximum details as far as the eye can see. And yet the story simply demonstrates a classic deadly family drama where everyone is both guilty and victimized. Curse of the Golden Flower is one of the few fashionable Eastern imports I'm willing to turn a blind eye to and blend in with every piece of gold embroidery.
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Teatro íntimo em cenários de cores vivas, interrompido por cenas de batalha em massa. O teatro não funciona devido a demasiada distância dos personagens e ao vazio emocional, as cenas de luta parecem demasiado artificiais. Um filme alinhado com régua, internamente disfuncional. Ambições para ser a grande epopeia dramática no estilo de Kurosawa são, ao mesmo tempo, evidentes...
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It is no coincidence that Zhang thematizes a mandala in the film and ends the work with a depiction of it. This Buddhist (or Hindu) term represents a pictorial diagram depicting the general order of the universe with its interconnected opposites. The most common mandala is in the form of a circle symbolising the heavens, the world and order and containing a square representing earth, man and chaos. If we can describe Zhang’s previous films as metaphors for emotions, human qualities and life as such, Curse of the Golden Flower represents a step up to a higher philosophical level, a mandala in the form of a film. It is a majestic, carefully composed metaphorical image showing the general order of the world and giving viewers a look at the tragedy of the characters who offend against it.
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This is a film that is just beautiful to look at. It's really enjoyable to watch, every moment of it. The composition and the attention to detail are absolutely incredible in places. And the use of yellow is incredible. And it even has a story! It's missing something, perhaps it's too aesthetic but otherwise devoid of emotions, yet it's still a beautiful spectacle.
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